Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.0%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
52nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2016
All-time low
47.0%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka stood at 97.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 106.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Sri Lanka peaked at 99.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2015.
That places Sri Lanka 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 47.0% | — |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +110.6% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 97.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 97.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 98.0%, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.6% | 47.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 52 Armenia 97.0% compare
- 52 Bahrain 97.0% compare
- 52 China 97.0% compare
- 52 Czechia 97.0% compare
- 52 Denmark 97.0% compare
- 52 Finland 97.0% compare
- 52 Germany 97.0% compare
- 52 Jordan 97.0% compare
- 52 Nauru 97.0% compare
- 52 Russia 97.0% compare
- 52 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.0% compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 97.0% compare
- 52 Sweden 97.0% compare
- 52 Switzerland 97.0% compare
- 52 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
- 52 United States 97.0% compare
- 52 Uruguay 97.0% compare
- 52 Uzbekistan 97.0% compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 Sri Lanka?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Sri Lanka was 97.0% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Sri Lanka ranks 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.