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. ▲ 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
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.
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 530.04 one-year-olds | — |
| 2017 | 644 one-year-olds | +21.5% |
| 2018 | 251.38 one-year-olds | -61.0% |
| 2019 | 370.17 one-year-olds | +47.3% |
| 2020 | 610.95 one-year-olds | +65.0% |
| 2021 | 856.1 one-year-olds | +40.1% |
| 2022 | 495.2 one-year-olds | -42.2% |
| 2023 | 488 one-year-olds | -1.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 488 one-year-olds is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,855 one-year-olds, 13% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 488 one-year-olds is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58,553 one-year-olds, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 156 Costa Rica 525.6 one-year-olds compare
- 157 Montenegro 515.9 one-year-olds compare
- 158 Kuwait 512.18 one-year-olds compare
- 160 Kiribati 426.4 one-year-olds compare
- 161 Bhutan 391.96 one-year-olds compare
- 162 Cape Verde 382.92 one-year-olds compare
More health data for Mauritius
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0345 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,032 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8573 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.