Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Senegal
Senegal: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Senegal, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 96.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Senegal peaked at 96.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
Senegal ranks 71st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 81.0% | — |
| 2016 | 72.0% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | — |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 96.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 96.0% 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 | 65.4% | 0.0% | 92.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 83.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Senegal?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Senegal was 96.0% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Senegal ranks 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.