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

Ecuador: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 68,561 one-year-olds in 2023. β—† Volatile

Latest (2023)
68,561 one-year-olds
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
42nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
293,626 one-year-olds
in 2015
All-time low
40,830 one-year-olds
in 2018
Years of data
9
2015–2023

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2015201920232015: 293.6k one-year-olds2016: 62.4k one-year-olds2017: 49.6k one-year-olds2018: 40.8k one-year-olds2019: 44.4k one-year-olds2020: 58.8k one-year-olds2021: 83.3k one-year-olds2022: 70.1k one-year-olds2023: 68.6k one-year-olds

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 68,561 one-year-olds for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 76.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Ecuador peaked at 293,626 one-year-olds in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40,830 one-year-olds, in 2018.

That places Ecuador 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 98,188 one-year-olds 40,830 one-year-olds 293,626 one-year-olds 5
2020s 70,214 one-year-olds 58,837 one-year-olds 83,337 one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 39 Algeria 74,104 one-year-olds compare
  2. 40 Colombia 70,990 one-year-olds compare
  3. 41 Bolivia 70,372 one-year-olds compare
  4. 43 Nepal 67,491 one-year-olds compare
  5. 44 Iraq 67,272 one-year-olds compare
  6. 45 Uganda 64,962 one-year-olds compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Ecuador?
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Ecuador was 68,561 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 Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 293,626 one-year-olds in 2015.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 40,830 one-year-olds in 2018.
How does Ecuador rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Ecuador ranks 42nd 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 Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ecuador 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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About this data

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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