Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Somalia
Somalia: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 70.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.0%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
171st
of 194 countries
All-time high
70.0%
in 2024
All-time low
47.0%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Somalia, 2018–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 70.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Somalia ranks 171st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 47.0% | — |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 70.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 76.0%, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 70.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5%, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.0% | 47.0% | 53.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 50.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Somalia?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Somalia was 70.0% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2018.
- How does Somalia rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Somalia ranks 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.