Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Yemen
Yemen: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 45.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Yemen, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 45.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 275.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Yemen peaked at 61.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2015.
That places Yemen 193rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.4% | 12.0% | 61.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 45.0% | 59.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 190 Papua New Guinea 52.0% compare
- 191 North Korea 50.0% compare
- 191 Sudan 50.0% compare
- 194 Central African Republic 42.0% compare
More health data for Yemen
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 79 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 79 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 352,577 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 341,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 361,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 348,781 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 370,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 356,298 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Yemen?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Yemen was 45.0% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Yemen ranks 193rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 275.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.