Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 82.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Paraguay, 2016–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 82.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Paraguay peaked at 94.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 2021.
That places Paraguay 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.0% | 88.0% | 94.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 78.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Paraguay
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 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 59,968 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 58,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 59,119 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 57,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 58,301 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 56,298 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Paraguay?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Paraguay was 82.0% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Paraguay ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.