Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Pakistan

Pakistan: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
87.0%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
127th
of 194 countries
All-time high
90.0%
in 2022
All-time low
20.0%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024

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

204060801002015201920242015: 20 %2016: 56 %2017: 67 %2018: 80 %2019: 84 %2020: 83 %2021: 83 %2022: 90 %2023: 86 %2024: 87 %

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 Pakistan is 87.0%, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 335.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Pakistan peaked at 90.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2015.

That places Pakistan 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 61.4% 20.0% 84.0% 5
2020s 85.8% 83.0% 90.0% 5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 127 Lesotho 87.0% compare
  2. 127 Moldova 87.0% compare
  3. 127 Sao Tome and Principe 87.0% compare
  4. 127 Zambia 87.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Pakistan?
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Pakistan was 87.0% 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2015.
How does Pakistan rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Pakistan ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 335.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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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