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

Sudan: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 653,857 one-year-olds in 2023. β—† Volatile

Latest (2023)
653,857 one-year-olds
Change on year
up 500.5%
World rank
8th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.38 million one-year-olds
in 2017
All-time low
92,011 one-year-olds
in 2021
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Sudan, 2015–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2015201920232015: 403.7k one-year-olds2016: 481.7k one-year-olds2017: 1.4M one-year-olds2018: 227.1k one-year-olds2019: 131.5k one-year-olds2020: 150.3k one-year-olds2021: 92.0k one-year-olds2022: 108.9k one-year-olds2023: 653.9k one-year-olds

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in one-year-olds.

Analysis

Sudan recorded 653,857 one-year-olds for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2023.

The figure is up 500.5% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Sudan peaked at 1.38 million one-year-olds in 2017 and was at its lowest, 92,011 one-year-olds, in 2021.

Sudan ranks 8th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 525,148 one-year-olds 131,510 one-year-olds 1.38 million one-year-olds 5
2020s 251,262 one-year-olds 92,011 one-year-olds 653,857 one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 5 Ethiopia 1.17 million one-year-olds compare
  2. 6 Pakistan 901,502 one-year-olds compare
  3. 7 Yemen, Rep. 671,638 one-year-olds compare
  4. 9 Afghanistan 556,070 one-year-olds compare
  5. 10 Angola 509,714 one-year-olds compare
  6. 11 Brazil 444,573 one-year-olds compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

More health data for Sudan

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Sudan?
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Sudan was 653,857 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 Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 1.38 million one-year-olds in 2017.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 92,011 one-year-olds in 2021.
How does Sudan rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Sudan ranks 8th 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 Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sudan 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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