Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Germany
Germany: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 97.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Germany, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 97.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Germany peaked at 98.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2022.
That places Germany 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 98.0% | — |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 97.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Germany's 97.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 52 Armenia 97.0% compare
- 52 Bahrain 97.0% compare
- 52 China 97.0% compare
- 52 Czechia 97.0% compare
- 52 Denmark 97.0% compare
- 52 Finland 97.0% compare
- 52 Jordan 97.0% compare
- 52 Nauru 97.0% compare
- 52 Russia 97.0% compare
- 52 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.0% compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 97.0% compare
- 52 Sri Lanka 97.0% compare
- 52 Sweden 97.0% compare
- 52 Switzerland 97.0% compare
- 52 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
- 52 United States 97.0% compare
- 52 Uruguay 97.0% compare
- 52 Uzbekistan 97.0% compare
More health data for Germany
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9955 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,164 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 368 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2000)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.18 % 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 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.2 % 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 Germany?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Germany was 97.0% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Germany ranks 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.