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.
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
- 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 based on where they occurred 123 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 123 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, total 4.63 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 138,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 141,133 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 137,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 139,438 (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.