Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Panama
Panama: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 91.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Panama, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 91.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Panama peaked at 98.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2015.
Panama ranks 110th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 80.0% | — |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 91.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 94% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Panama's 91.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.0%, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.2% | 80.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 91.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 110 Bosnia and Herzegovina 91.0% compare
- 110 Brazil 91.0% compare
- 110 Burkina Faso 91.0% compare
- 110 Netherlands 91.0% compare
- 110 Sierra Leone 91.0% compare
More health data for Panama
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5994 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,074 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 101 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2522 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0378 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3451 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Panama?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Panama was 91.0% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2015.
- How does Panama rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Panama ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama 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.