Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Vietnam, 2018–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 93.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 389.5% over ten years.
That places Vietnam 98th 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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 19.0% | — |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +284.2% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +9.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 93.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 93.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.5%, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.0% | 19.0% | 73.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 80.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 Vietnam?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Vietnam was 93.0% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2018.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Vietnam ranks 98th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 389.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.