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.
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
- 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)
- 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 336,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 297,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 333,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 298,510 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 331,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 298,367 (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.