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

0204060801002019202120242019: 88 %2020: 91 %2021: 92 %2022: 84 %2023: 91 %2024: 90 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 88.0% 88.0% 88.0% 1
2020s 89.6% 84.0% 92.0% 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 116 Libya 90.0% compare
  2. 116 Slovenia 90.0% compare
  3. 116 Togo 90.0% compare
  4. 116 Trinidad and Tobago 90.0% compare
  5. 116 Ukraine 90.0% compare

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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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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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