Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Denmark
Denmark: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 1,234 one-year-olds in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Denmark, 2015–2023
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in one-year-olds.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1,234 one-year-olds for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2023.
That represents a change of down 34.6% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Denmark peaked at 2,293 one-year-olds in 2015 and was at its lowest, 608.77 one-year-olds, in 2017.
Denmark ranks 140th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,677 one-year-olds | 608.77 one-year-olds | 2,293 one-year-olds | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,552 one-year-olds | 1,232 one-year-olds | 1,888 one-year-olds | 4 |
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 39,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 38,122 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 36,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Denmark?
- Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Denmark was 1,234 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2,293 one-year-olds in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 608.77 one-year-olds in 2017.
- How does Denmark rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Denmark ranks 140th 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 Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.