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
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.3% | 29.0% | 66.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 64.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Liberia
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 49,022 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,501 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 51,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 50,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 52,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 52,267 (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.