Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in India
India: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in India, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 93.0% 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.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 9,200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in India peaked at 93.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2015.
India ranks 98th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.0% | — |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +4600.0% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 93.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 93.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 98.0%, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.0% | 1.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 81.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in India?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in India was 93.0% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- How does India rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- India ranks 98th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9,200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.