Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Zambia
Zambia: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Zambia, 2018–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Zambia is 87.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 141.7% over ten years.
That places Zambia 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.5% | 36.0% | 73.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 77.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 186,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 190,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 191,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 195,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 197,654 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 201,065 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Zambia?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Zambia was 87.0% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Zambia ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.