Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in South Korea
South Korea: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 98.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in South Korea, 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 South Korea is 98.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in South Korea peaked at 98.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2015.
That places South Korea 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 98.0% | — |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 98.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 98.0% 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 | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 33 Albania 98.0% compare
- 33 Algeria 98.0% compare
- 33 Andorra 98.0% compare
- 33 Bahamas 98.0% compare
- 33 Belarus 98.0% compare
- 33 Chile 98.0% compare
- 33 Costa Rica 98.0% compare
- 33 Croatia 98.0% compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 98.0% compare
- 33 El Salvador 98.0% compare
- 33 Greece 98.0% compare
- 33 Iceland 98.0% compare
- 33 Japan 98.0% compare
- 33 Latvia 98.0% compare
- 33 Marshall Islands 98.0% compare
- 33 Rwanda 98.0% compare
- 33 Singapore 98.0% compare
- 33 Spain 98.0% compare
More health data for South Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,072 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 69 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.66 % 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 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.76 % 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 South Korea?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in South Korea was 98.0% 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2015.
- How does South Korea rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- South Korea ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea 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.