Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 70.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Eswatini, 2016–2024
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 Eswatini stood at 70.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Eswatini peaked at 98.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2016.
That places Eswatini 171st 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 45.0% | — |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +82.2% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +32.4% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | -33.7% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | +7.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 70.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 83% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 70.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5%, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.5% | 45.0% | 90.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 65.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % 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 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % 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 Eswatini?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Eswatini was 70.0% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Eswatini ranks 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.