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
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.
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
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 2 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 419,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 404,017 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 426,321 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 409,679 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 432,275 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 414,521 (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.