Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Iraq

Iraq: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
95.0%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
82nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
96.0%
in 2022
All-time low
77.0%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Iraq, 2017–2024

0204060801002017202020242017: 89 %2018: 94 %2019: 93 %2020: 77 %2021: 81 %2022: 96 %2023: 94 %2024: 95 %

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Iraq is 95.0%, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Iraq ranks 82nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 92.0% 89.0% 94.0% 3
2020s 88.6% 77.0% 96.0% 5

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 82 Austria 95.0% compare
  2. 82 Botswana 95.0% compare
  3. 82 Eritrea 95.0% compare
  4. 82 Georgia 95.0% compare
  5. 82 Ghana 95.0% compare
  6. 82 Mongolia 95.0% compare
  7. 82 Morocco 95.0% compare
  8. 82 Serbia 95.0% compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Iraq?
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Iraq was 95.0% 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 Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2020.
How does Iraq rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Iraq ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq 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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About this data

Indicator
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 1,823 data points, 2015–2024
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