Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Canada

Canada: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 29,756 one-year-olds in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
29,756 one-year-olds
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
67th
of 194 countries
All-time high
34,892 one-year-olds
in 2016
All-time low
19,315 one-year-olds
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Canada, 2015–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k2015201920232015: 19.3k one-year-olds2016: 34.9k one-year-olds2017: 23.3k one-year-olds2018: 23.1k one-year-olds2019: 34.3k one-year-olds2020: 30.2k one-year-olds2021: 29.8k one-year-olds2022: 29.9k one-year-olds2023: 29.8k one-year-olds

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in one-year-olds.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Canada is 29,756 one-year-olds, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Canada peaked at 34,892 one-year-olds in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19,315 one-year-olds, in 2015.

Canada ranks 67th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Canada, 2015 to 2023.
Year one-year-olds Change
2015 19,315 one-year-olds
2016 34,892 one-year-olds +80.6%
2017 23,256 one-year-olds -33.3%
2018 23,106 one-year-olds -0.6%
2019 34,342 one-year-olds +48.6%
2020 30,191 one-year-olds -12.1%
2021 29,790 one-year-olds -1.3%
2022 29,889 one-year-olds +0.3%
2023 29,756 one-year-olds -0.4%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 29,756 one-year-olds is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,234 one-year-olds, 24.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 26,982 one-year-olds 19,315 one-year-olds 34,892 one-year-olds 5
2020s 29,907 one-year-olds 29,756 one-year-olds 30,191 one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 64 Bangladesh 33,672 one-year-olds compare
  2. 65 Libya 32,958 one-year-olds compare
  3. 66 Senegal 29,814 one-year-olds compare
  4. 68 Liberia 28,146 one-year-olds compare
  5. 69 Paraguay 27,110 one-year-olds compare
  6. 70 Morocco 25,177 one-year-olds compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Canada?
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Canada was 29,756 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 Canada?
The highest recorded value was 34,892 one-year-olds in 2016.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 19,315 one-year-olds in 2015.
How does Canada rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Canada ranks 67th 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 Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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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Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine
Unit
one-year-olds
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 1,629 data points, 2015–2023
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