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

Tonga: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 23.98 one-year-olds in 2023. β—† Volatile

Latest (2023)
23.98 one-year-olds
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
183rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1,793 one-year-olds
in 2015
All-time low
23.6 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 Tonga, 2015–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2015201920232015: 1.8k one-year-olds2016: 107.7 one-year-olds2017: 26 one-year-olds2018: 25 one-year-olds2019: 24.3 one-year-olds2020: 23.8 one-year-olds2021: 23.6 one-year-olds2022: 23.8 one-year-olds2023: 24 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 Tonga is 23.98 one-year-olds, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 98.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Tonga peaked at 1,793 one-year-olds in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.6 one-year-olds, in 2021.

Tonga ranks 183rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 395.11 one-year-olds 24.33 one-year-olds 1,793 one-year-olds 5
2020s 23.81 one-year-olds 23.6 one-year-olds 23.98 one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 180 Malta 43.59 one-year-olds compare
  2. 181 Bahamas 43.43 one-year-olds compare
  3. 182 Cook Islands 26.32 one-year-olds compare
  4. 184 Antigua and Barbuda 22.18 one-year-olds compare
  5. 185 Marshall Islands 16.86 one-year-olds compare
  6. 186 San Marino 15.47 one-year-olds compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

More health data for Tonga

All data for Tonga β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Tonga?
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Tonga was 23.98 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 Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 1,793 one-year-olds in 2015.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 23.6 one-year-olds in 2021.
How does Tonga rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Tonga ranks 183rd 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 Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 98.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tonga 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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