Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 93.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malaysia, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 93.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malaysia peaked at 99.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 93.0%, in 2024.
Malaysia ranks 98th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 99.0% | — |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 93.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 93.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.5%, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 93.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malaysia?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malaysia was 93.0% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.0% in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Malaysia ranks 98th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.