Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guyana
Guyana: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guyana, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 99.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 219.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guyana peaked at 99.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2015.
That places Guyana 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.8% | 31.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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- 1 Poland 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
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- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Seychelles 99.0% compare
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More health data for Guyana
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,140 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,168 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 6,930 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guyana?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Guyana was 99.0% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2015.
- How does Guyana rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Guyana ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.