Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Kiribati, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Kiribati stood at 94.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Kiribati peaked at 94.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2015.
That places Kiribati 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 52.0% | — |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +55.8% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +8.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 94.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 94.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.5%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.8% | 52.0% | 92.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 78.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % 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 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % 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 Kiribati?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2015.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.