Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 86.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guatemala, 2016–2024
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 Guatemala stood at 86.0%.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guatemala peaked at 99.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2020.
That places Guatemala 132nd 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 95.0% | — |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | -13.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 86.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 86.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.0%, 93% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.2% | 90.0% | 98.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 81.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % 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 Guatemala?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guatemala was 86.0% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2020.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Guatemala ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.