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

Latest (2024)
70.0%
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
171st
of 194 countries
All-time high
98.0%
in 2022
All-time low
45.0%
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024

Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Eswatini, 2016–2024

0204060801002016202020242016: 45 %2017: 82 %2018: 90 %2019: 89 %2020: 81 %2021: 74 %2022: 98 %2023: 65 %2024: 70 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 76.5% 45.0% 90.0% 4
2020s 77.6% 65.0% 98.0% 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 169 Ethiopia 73.0% compare
  2. 169 Myanmar 73.0% compare
  3. 171 Haiti 70.0% compare
  4. 171 Somalia 70.0% compare
  5. 174 Democratic Republic of Congo 69.0% compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More health data for Eswatini

All data for Eswatini →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 1,823 data points, 2015–2024
Last refreshed

Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.