Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Romania
Romania: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 79.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Romania, 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 Romania is 79.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Romania peaked at 97.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2023.
Romania ranks 157th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.0% | 88.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 79.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Romania
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 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 102,589 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 98,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 100,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 96,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 97,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 93,727 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Romania?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Romania was 79.0% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Romania ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.