Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in China
China: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 296,692 one-year-olds in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in China, 2017–2023
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in one-year-olds.
Analysis
China recorded 296,692 one-year-olds for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 167.9% on the previous year and up 67.0% over ten years.
That places China 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 175,272 one-year-olds | 166,753 one-year-olds | 181,447 one-year-olds | 3 |
| 2020s | 171,877 one-year-olds | 110,763 one-year-olds | 296,692 one-year-olds | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More health data for China
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,642 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,029 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 9.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 9.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 8.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 9.57 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 9.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 8.24 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in China?
- Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in China was 296,692 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 296,692 one-year-olds in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,763 one-year-olds in 2022.
- How does China rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- China ranks 15th 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 China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.