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
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Canada, 2015–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.