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

Latest (2024)
97.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2017
All-time low
95.0%
in 2020
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Saudi Arabia, 2015–2024

0204060801002015201920242015: 98 %2016: 98 %2017: 99 %2018: 96 %2019: 97 %2020: 95 %2021: 97 %2022: 98 %2023: 97 %2024: 97 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 97.6% 96.0% 99.0% 5
2020s 96.8% 95.0% 98.0% 5

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 52 Armenia 97.0% compare
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  3. 52 China 97.0% compare
  4. 52 Czechia 97.0% compare
  5. 52 Denmark 97.0% compare
  6. 52 Finland 97.0% compare
  7. 52 Germany 97.0% compare
  8. 52 Jordan 97.0% compare
  9. 52 Nauru 97.0% compare
  10. 52 Russia 97.0% compare
  11. 52 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.0% compare
  12. 52 Sri Lanka 97.0% compare
  13. 52 Sweden 97.0% compare
  14. 52 Switzerland 97.0% compare
  15. 52 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
  16. 52 United States 97.0% compare
  17. 52 Uruguay 97.0% compare
  18. 52 Uzbekistan 97.0% compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 1,823 data points, 2015–2024
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