Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 98.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in El Salvador, 2016–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 98.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in El Salvador peaked at 99.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 2018.
That places El Salvador 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.0% | 90.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 94.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 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 Dominican Republic 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 Singapore 98.0% compare
- 33 South Korea 98.0% compare
- 33 Spain 98.0% compare
More health data for El Salvador
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 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 64,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 62,076 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 63,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 60,556 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,274 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 58,333 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in El Salvador?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in El Salvador 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- El Salvador 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 El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.