Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Gambia
Gambia: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Gambia, 2015–2024
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 Gambia is 80.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Gambia peaked at 95.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2017.
That places Gambia 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.0% | 20.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 78.0% | 88.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Gambia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 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 24,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,344 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Gambia?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Gambia was 80.0% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2017.
- How does Gambia rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Gambia ranks 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.