Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 52.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Papua New Guinea, 2016–2024
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 Papua New Guinea is 52.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.8% on the previous year and up 271.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Papua New Guinea peaked at 52.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2016.
Papua New Guinea ranks 190th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.0% | 14.0% | 35.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 32.0% | 52.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 97,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 89,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 99,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 90,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 101,809 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 92,386 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Papua New Guinea was 52.0% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2016.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 271.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.