Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 67.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in South Sudan, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in South Sudan is 67.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2,133.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in South Sudan peaked at 67.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2015.
That places South Sudan 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.0% | — |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +1033.3% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +64.7% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 67.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 76.0%, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 67.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5%, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.0% | 3.0% | 56.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 60.0% | 67.0% | 5 |
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More health data for South Sudan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.665 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,029 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,347 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 123 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 123 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.8302 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in South Sudan?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in South Sudan was 67.0% 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2015.
- How does South Sudan rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- South Sudan ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,133.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.