Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 258,386 one-year-olds in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Cameroon, 2015–2023
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in one-year-olds.
Analysis
In 2023, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Cameroon stood at 258,386 one-year-olds.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Cameroon peaked at 567,065 one-year-olds in 2015 and was at its lowest, 236,555 one-year-olds, in 2016.
Cameroon ranks 16th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 328,103 one-year-olds | 236,555 one-year-olds | 567,065 one-year-olds | 5 |
| 2020s | 263,198 one-year-olds | 258,386 one-year-olds | 268,133 one-year-olds | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 4 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 244,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 245,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 251,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 252,310 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 260,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 260,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Cameroon?
- Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Cameroon was 258,386 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 567,065 one-year-olds in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 236,555 one-year-olds in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Cameroon ranks 16th 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 Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.