Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 98.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.0%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
33rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
98.0%
in 2019
All-time low
88.0%
in 2021
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Rwanda, 2018–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Rwanda stood at 98.0%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
That places Rwanda 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 92.0% | — |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 98.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 76.0%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 98.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.0% | 92.0% | 98.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 88.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 33 Albania 98.0% compare
- 33 Algeria 98.0% compare
- 33 Andorra 98.0% compare
- 33 Bahamas 98.0% compare
- 33 Belarus 98.0% compare
- 33 Chile 98.0% compare
- 33 Costa Rica 98.0% compare
- 33 Croatia 98.0% compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 98.0% compare
- 33 El Salvador 98.0% compare
- 33 Greece 98.0% compare
- 33 Iceland 98.0% compare
- 33 Japan 98.0% compare
- 33 Latvia 98.0% compare
- 33 Marshall Islands 98.0% compare
- 33 Singapore 98.0% compare
- 33 South Korea 98.0% compare
- 33 Spain 98.0% compare
More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Rwanda?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Rwanda was 98.0% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2021.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Rwanda ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.