Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique stood at 86.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mozambique peaked at 86.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2017.
That places Mozambique 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 75.0% | — |
| 2017 | 50.0% | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 86.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 76.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 86.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.2% | 50.0% | 81.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 68.0% | 86.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mozambique?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mozambique was 86.0% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Mozambique ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.