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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.0% | 1.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 81.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
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More health data for India
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 76 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 76 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 13.43 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 12.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 13.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 12.35 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 13.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 12.44 million (2025)
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.