Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Dominican Republic, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Dominican Republic stood at 98.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 1,533.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Dominican Republic peaked at 98.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2015.
Dominican Republic ranks 33rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.4% | 6.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 85.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 33 Albania 98.0% compare
- 33 Algeria 98.0% compare
- 33 Andorra 98.0% compare
- 33 Bahamas 98.0% compare
- 33 Belarus 98.0% compare
- 33 Chile 98.0% compare
- 33 Costa Rica 98.0% compare
- 33 Croatia 98.0% compare
- 33 El Salvador 98.0% compare
- 33 Greece 98.0% compare
- 33 Iceland 98.0% compare
- 33 Japan 98.0% compare
- 33 Latvia 98.0% compare
- 33 Marshall Islands 98.0% compare
- 33 Rwanda 98.0% compare
- 33 South Korea 98.0% compare
- 33 Spain 98.0% compare
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 96,116 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 93,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 98,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 94,949 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 98,239 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 94,941 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Dominican Republic?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Dominican Republic was 98.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2015.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Dominican Republic ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,533.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.