Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Singapore
Singapore: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 98.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2020
All-time low
97.0%
in 2017
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Singapore, 2015–2024
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 Singapore stood at 98.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Singapore peaked at 99.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2017.
Singapore ranks 33rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 98.0% | — |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 98.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 98.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.5%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 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 Rwanda 98.0% compare
- 33 South Korea 98.0% compare
- 33 Spain 98.0% compare
More health data for Singapore
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,924 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.93 % 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 0.0196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % 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 Singapore?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Singapore 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2017.
- How does Singapore rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Singapore 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 Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore 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.