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

Italy: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 94.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
94.0%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
91st
of 194 countries
All-time high
96.0%
in 2019
All-time low
94.0%
in 2020
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Italy, 2015–2024

0204060801002015201920242015: 95 %2016: 95 %2017: 95 %2018: 95 %2019: 96 %2020: 94 %2021: 94 %2022: 95 %2023: 95 %2024: 94 %

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 94.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

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

Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Italy peaked at 96.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2020.

Italy ranks 91st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 95.2% 95.0% 96.0% 5
2020s 94.4% 94.0% 95.0% 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 91 Barbados 94.0% compare
  2. 91 Cape Verde 94.0% compare
  3. 91 Fiji 94.0% compare
  4. 91 Jamaica 94.0% compare
  5. 91 Kiribati 94.0% compare
  6. 91 New Zealand 94.0% 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 Italy?
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Italy was 94.0% 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2020.
How does Italy rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Italy ranks 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy 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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