Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Syria
Syria: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Syria, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 81.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Syria peaked at 81.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2016.
Syria ranks 151st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.2% | 59.0% | 77.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 69.0% | 81.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Syria
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 73 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 73 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 291,183 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 284,651 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 299,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 292,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 301,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,079 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Syria?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Syria was 81.0% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2016.
- How does Syria rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Syria ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.