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

Mauritius: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 488 one-year-olds in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
488 one-year-olds
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
159th
of 194 countries
All-time high
856.1 one-year-olds
in 2021
All-time low
251.38 one-year-olds
in 2018
Years of data
8
2016–2023

Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mauritius, 2016–2023

2004006008002016201920232016: 530 one-year-olds2017: 644 one-year-olds2018: 251.4 one-year-olds2019: 370.2 one-year-olds2020: 611 one-year-olds2021: 856.1 one-year-olds2022: 495.2 one-year-olds2023: 488 one-year-olds

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 Mauritius is 488 one-year-olds, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

That places Mauritius 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 448.9 one-year-olds 251.38 one-year-olds 644 one-year-olds 4
2020s 612.56 one-year-olds 488 one-year-olds 856.1 one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 156 Costa Rica 525.6 one-year-olds compare
  2. 157 Montenegro 515.9 one-year-olds compare
  3. 158 Kuwait 512.18 one-year-olds compare
  4. 160 Kiribati 426.4 one-year-olds compare
  5. 161 Bhutan 391.96 one-year-olds compare
  6. 162 Cape Verde 382.92 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 Mauritius?
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mauritius was 488 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 Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 856.1 one-year-olds in 2021.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 251.38 one-year-olds in 2018.
How does Mauritius rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Mauritius ranks 159th 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 Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius 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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