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

Madagascar: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 346,189 one-year-olds in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
346,189 one-year-olds
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
13th
of 194 countries
All-time high
559,984 one-year-olds
in 2015
All-time low
245,193 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 Madagascar, 2015–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2015201920232015: 560.0k one-year-olds2016: 405.5k one-year-olds2017: 305.6k one-year-olds2018: 245.2k one-year-olds2019: 277.9k one-year-olds2020: 320.8k one-year-olds2021: 400.4k one-year-olds2022: 397.2k one-year-olds2023: 346.2k one-year-olds

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

Analysis

In 2023, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Madagascar stood at 346,189 one-year-olds.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Madagascar peaked at 559,984 one-year-olds in 2015 and was at its lowest, 245,193 one-year-olds, in 2018.

That places Madagascar 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 358,823 one-year-olds 245,193 one-year-olds 559,984 one-year-olds 5
2020s 366,150 one-year-olds 320,836 one-year-olds 400,361 one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 10 Angola 509,714 one-year-olds compare
  2. 11 Brazil 444,573 one-year-olds compare
  3. 12 Tanzania 375,596 one-year-olds compare
  4. 14 Philippines 320,388 one-year-olds compare
  5. 15 China 296,692 one-year-olds compare
  6. 16 Cameroon 258,386 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 Madagascar?
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Madagascar was 346,189 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 Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 559,984 one-year-olds in 2015.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 245,193 one-year-olds in 2018.
How does Madagascar rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Madagascar ranks 13th 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 Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Madagascar 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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