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

Namibia: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 19,143 one-year-olds in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
19,143 one-year-olds
Change on year
down 36.7%
World rank
81st
of 194 countries
All-time high
72,561 one-year-olds
in 2017
All-time low
10,096 one-year-olds
in 2020
Years of data
8
2016–2023

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

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2016201920232016: 38.0k one-year-olds2017: 72.6k one-year-olds2018: 13.4k one-year-olds2019: 18.3k one-year-olds2020: 10.1k one-year-olds2021: 12.3k one-year-olds2022: 30.2k one-year-olds2023: 19.1k 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 Namibia stood at 19,143 one-year-olds.

That represents a change of down 36.7% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.

That places Namibia 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 35,567 one-year-olds 13,387 one-year-olds 72,561 one-year-olds 4
2020s 17,948 one-year-olds 10,096 one-year-olds 30,242 one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 78 Italy 20,403 one-year-olds compare
  2. 79 Palestine 20,158 one-year-olds compare
  3. 80 Mauritania 19,568 one-year-olds compare
  4. 82 Australia 18,397 one-year-olds compare
  5. 83 Japan 16,012 one-year-olds compare
  6. 84 Saudi Arabia 15,123 one-year-olds compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Namibia?
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Namibia was 19,143 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 Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 72,561 one-year-olds in 2017.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 10,096 one-year-olds in 2020.
How does Namibia rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Namibia ranks 81st 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 Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Namibia 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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