Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Ghana
Ghana: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
82nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2022
All-time low
55.0%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Ghana, 2018–2024
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 Ghana is 95.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 72.7% over ten years.
Ghana ranks 82nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.0% | 55.0% | 97.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 20 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 304,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 301,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 312,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 309,507 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Ghana?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Ghana was 95.0% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 2018.
- How does Ghana rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Ghana ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.