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.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 94.0% | — |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 82.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 82.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.0%, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5252 % 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 0.0469 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5185 % 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 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.