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

0204060802017202020242017: 29 %2018: 65 %2019: 66 %2020: 67 %2021: 64 %2022: 71 %2023: 82 %2024: 82 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 53.3% 29.0% 66.0% 3
2020s 73.2% 64.0% 82.0% 5

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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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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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