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
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.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 89.0% | — |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 95.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 95.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.0% | 89.0% | 94.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 77.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % 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 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % 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 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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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.