Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 96.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mauritius, 2016–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mauritius stood at 96.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mauritius peaked at 98.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 93.0%, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 71st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 96.0% | — |
| 2017 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 96.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 96.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.5% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 93.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mauritius?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mauritius was 96.0% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.0% in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Mauritius ranks 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.