Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu stood at 74.0%.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 1,750.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Vanuatu peaked at 90.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2015.
That places Vanuatu 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.0% | — |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +1150.0% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +70.0% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | +4.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 74.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 74.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.5%, 79% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.6% | 4.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 61.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % 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 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % 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 Vanuatu?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Vanuatu was 74.0% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2015.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Vanuatu ranks 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,750.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.