Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Samoa
Samoa: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Samoa, 2016–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 86.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024.
The figure is down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Samoa peaked at 96.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2018.
That places Samoa 132nd 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 | 74.2% | 46.0% | 94.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 77.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Samoa
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 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 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1,435 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1,631 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1,598 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1,465 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Samoa?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Samoa was 86.0% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2018.
- How does Samoa rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Samoa ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.