Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Greece

Greece: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 98.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
98.0%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
33rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2015
All-time low
98.0%
in 2024
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Greece, 2015–2024

0204060801002015201920242015: 99 %2016: 99 %2017: 99 %2018: 99 %2019: 99 %2020: 99 %2021: 99 %2022: 99 %2023: 99 %2024: 98 %

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 Greece stood at 98.0%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Greece peaked at 99.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2024.

Greece ranks 33rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 99.0% 99.0% 99.0% 5
2020s 98.8% 98.0% 99.0% 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 33 Albania 98.0% compare
  2. 33 Algeria 98.0% compare
  3. 33 Andorra 98.0% compare
  4. 33 Bahamas 98.0% compare
  5. 33 Belarus 98.0% compare
  6. 33 Chile 98.0% compare
  7. 33 Costa Rica 98.0% compare
  8. 33 Croatia 98.0% compare
  9. 33 Dominican Republic 98.0% compare
  10. 33 El Salvador 98.0% compare
  11. 33 Iceland 98.0% compare
  12. 33 Japan 98.0% compare
  13. 33 Latvia 98.0% compare
  14. 33 Marshall Islands 98.0% compare
  15. 33 Rwanda 98.0% compare
  16. 33 Singapore 98.0% compare
  17. 33 South Korea 98.0% compare
  18. 33 Spain 98.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Greece?
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Greece was 98.0% 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2024.
How does Greece rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Greece ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece 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

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
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