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

Latest (2024)
93.0%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
98th
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2015
All-time low
93.0%
in 2024
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malaysia, 2015–2024

0204060801002015201920242015: 99 %2016: 99 %2017: 99 %2018: 99 %2019: 99 %2020: 98 %2021: 95 %2022: 97 %2023: 95 %2024: 93 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 99.0% 99.0% 99.0% 5
2020s 95.6% 93.0% 98.0% 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 98 Australia 93.0% compare
  2. 98 Grenada 93.0% compare
  3. 98 India 93.0% compare
  4. 98 North Macedonia 93.0% compare
  5. 98 Vietnam 93.0% compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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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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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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