Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Botswana
Botswana: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 2,476 one-year-olds in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Botswana, 2015–2023
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in one-year-olds.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 2,476 one-year-olds for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 70.9% on the previous year and down 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Botswana peaked at 50,195 one-year-olds in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,476 one-year-olds, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 126th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17,284 one-year-olds | 2,755 one-year-olds | 50,195 one-year-olds | 5 |
| 2020s | 4,160 one-year-olds | 2,476 one-year-olds | 8,518 one-year-olds | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Botswana?
- Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Botswana was 2,476 one-year-olds in 2023, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 50,195 one-year-olds in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,476 one-year-olds in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Botswana ranks 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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 Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.