Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Liberia
Liberia: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
146th
of 194 countries
All-time high
82.0%
in 2023
All-time low
29.0%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Liberia, 2017–2024
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 Liberia stood at 82.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 182.8% over ten years.
That places Liberia 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.0% | — |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +124.1% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 82.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 76.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 82.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.3% | 29.0% | 66.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 64.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Liberia?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Liberia was 82.0% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Liberia ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.