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
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.
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Namibia, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 38,047 one-year-olds | — |
| 2017 | 72,561 one-year-olds | +90.7% |
| 2018 | 13,387 one-year-olds | -81.6% |
| 2019 | 18,273 one-year-olds | +36.5% |
| 2020 | 10,096 one-year-olds | -44.7% |
| 2021 | 12,312 one-year-olds | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 30,242 one-year-olds | +145.6% |
| 2023 | 19,143 one-year-olds | -36.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 19,143 one-year-olds is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44,540 one-year-olds, 43% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 19,143 one-year-olds is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58,553 one-year-olds, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.