Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 68.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Equatorial Guinea, 2016–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 68.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 466.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 76.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2016.
That places Equatorial Guinea 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12.0% | — |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +366.7% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | -8.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 68.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 72% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 68.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5%, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.0% | 12.0% | 61.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 64.0% | 76.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 174 Democratic Republic of Congo 69.0% compare
- 175 Bolivia 68.0% compare
- 175 Guinea-Bissau 68.0% compare
- 178 Chad 67.0% compare
- 178 Nigeria 67.0% compare
- 178 South Sudan 67.0% compare
- 178 Venezuela 67.0% compare
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Equatorial Guinea was 68.0% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2016.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 466.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.