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.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 64.0% | — |
| 2016 | 59.0% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | +12.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 81.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 76.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 81.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 84% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
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.