Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malawi
Malawi: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 90.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
90.0%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
116th
of 194 countries
All-time high
92.0%
in 2021
All-time low
84.0%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malawi, 2019–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 90.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Malawi ranks 116th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 88.0% | — |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 90.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 76.0%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 90.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 84.0% | 92.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 Malawi?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malawi was 90.0% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2022.
- How does Malawi rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Malawi ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi 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.