Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Suriname
Suriname: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 77.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Suriname, 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 Suriname stood at 77.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Suriname peaked at 85.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2020.
Suriname ranks 158th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 81.0% | — |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -25.6% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +34.4% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | -7.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 77.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 82% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 77.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.0%, 84% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.4% | 77.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 61.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0344 % 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 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0221 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Suriname?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Suriname was 77.0% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Suriname ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname 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.