Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Ireland
Ireland: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 93.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Ireland, 2015–2024
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 Ireland is 93.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Ireland peaked at 95.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 93.0%, in 2022.
That places Ireland 98th out of 194 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.6% | 94.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 93.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 20 deaths (2100)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 34,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 33,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 34,837 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,019 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,434 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 34,705 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Ireland?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Ireland 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.0% in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Ireland ranks 98th out of 194 regions with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland 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.