Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Peru
Peru: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 83.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Peru, 2015–2024
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 Peru is 83.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Peru peaked at 98.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2024.
That places Peru 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.6% | 94.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 83.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Peru
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 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 277,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 278,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 277,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 277,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 277,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 275,298 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Peru?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Peru was 83.0% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Peru ranks 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.