Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Niger
Niger: 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 Niger, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Niger is 86.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 218.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Niger peaked at 86.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2015.
That places Niger 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 27.0% | — |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +174.1% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 86.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 76.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger'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 | 69.2% | 27.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 81.0% | 86.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % 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 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % 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 Niger?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Niger 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2015.
- How does Niger rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Niger 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 Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 218.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.