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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 84.0% | 92.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Malawi
- 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)
- 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 193,780 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 198,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 200,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 204,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 207,829 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 212,512 (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.