Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 97.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Saudi Arabia, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 97.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 2020.
That places Saudi Arabia 52nd 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 | 97.6% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 52 Armenia 97.0% compare
- 52 Bahrain 97.0% compare
- 52 China 97.0% compare
- 52 Czechia 97.0% compare
- 52 Denmark 97.0% compare
- 52 Finland 97.0% compare
- 52 Germany 97.0% compare
- 52 Jordan 97.0% compare
- 52 Nauru 97.0% compare
- 52 Russia 97.0% compare
- 52 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.0% compare
- 52 Sri Lanka 97.0% compare
- 52 Sweden 97.0% compare
- 52 Switzerland 97.0% compare
- 52 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
- 52 United States 97.0% compare
- 52 Uruguay 97.0% compare
- 52 Uzbekistan 97.0% compare
More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 4 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 389,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 238,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 357,256 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 233,777 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 328,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 230,687 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Saudi Arabia was 97.0% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.0% in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.