Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guinea
Guinea: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 63.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guinea, 2015–2024
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 Guinea stood at 63.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 687.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guinea peaked at 63.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2015.
Guinea ranks 182nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.0% | — |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +487.5% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | +14.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 63.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 63.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5%, 77% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.4% | 8.0% | 50.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 52.0% | 63.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 182 Azerbaijan 63.0% compare
- 182 Benin 63.0% compare
- 182 Laos 63.0% compare
- 182 Madagascar 63.0% compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % 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 Guinea?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guinea was 63.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2015.
- How does Guinea rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Guinea ranks 182nd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 687.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.