Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 68.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guinea-Bissau, 2016–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 68.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and up 126.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 87.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2018.
That places Guinea-Bissau 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 30.0% | — |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -43.3% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -82.4% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +2466.7% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -67.8% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +167.9% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | -11.7% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 68.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 76.0%, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 68.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5%, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.8% | 3.0% | 77.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 28.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 174 Democratic Republic of Congo 69.0% compare
- 175 Bolivia 68.0% compare
- 175 Equatorial Guinea 68.0% compare
- 178 Chad 67.0% compare
- 178 Nigeria 67.0% compare
- 178 South Sudan 67.0% compare
- 178 Venezuela 67.0% compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guinea-Bissau was 68.0% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2018.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.