Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malta
Malta: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 43.59 one-year-olds in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malta, 2015–2023
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in one-year-olds.
Analysis
Malta recorded 43.59 one-year-olds for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malta peaked at 135.72 one-year-olds in 2016 and was at its lowest, 43.59 one-year-olds, in 2023.
That places Malta 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.71 one-year-olds | 47.31 one-year-olds | 135.72 one-year-olds | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.59 one-year-olds | 43.59 one-year-olds | 45.85 one-year-olds | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malta?
- Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Malta was 43.59 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 135.72 one-year-olds in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.59 one-year-olds in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Malta ranks 180th 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 Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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.