Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malawi
Malawi: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 56,373 one-year-olds in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malawi, 2019–2023
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 Malawi is 56,373 one-year-olds, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 42.9% on the previous year and down 20.1% over five years.
Malawi ranks 50th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70,539 one-year-olds | 70,539 one-year-olds | 70,539 one-year-olds | 1 |
| 2020s | 64,409 one-year-olds | 48,668 one-year-olds | 98,798 one-year-olds | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 193,780 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 198,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 200,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 204,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 207,829 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 212,512 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malawi?
- Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malawi was 56,373 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 98,798 one-year-olds in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,668 one-year-olds in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Malawi ranks 50th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Malawi 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.