Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Ethiopia, 2017–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Ethiopia is 73.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
That places Ethiopia 169th 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 48.0% | — |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +29.2% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 73.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 76.0%, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 73.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5%, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.7% | 48.0% | 62.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 62.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Ethiopia?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Ethiopia was 73.0% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2017.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Ethiopia ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.