Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Benin
Benin: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio was 137,151 one-year-olds in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Benin, 1985–2023
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 are not vaccinated against polio in Benin stood at 137,151 one-year-olds.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Benin peaked at 153,154 one-year-olds in 1986 and was at its lowest, 41,212 one-year-olds, in 1994.
That places Benin 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 137,368 one-year-olds | 104,272 one-year-olds | 153,154 one-year-olds | 5 |
| 1990s | 66,207 one-year-olds | 41,212 one-year-olds | 84,482 one-year-olds | 10 |
| 2000s | 69,685 one-year-olds | 58,255 one-year-olds | 82,161 one-year-olds | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,783 one-year-olds | 73,168 one-year-olds | 132,524 one-year-olds | 10 |
| 2020s | 138,152 one-year-olds | 135,361 one-year-olds | 141,772 one-year-olds | 4 |
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More health data for Benin
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 123,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 120,115 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,844 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 130,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 127,171 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Benin?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Benin was 137,151 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 are not vaccinated against polio recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 153,154 one-year-olds in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,212 one-year-olds in 1994.
- How does Benin rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Benin ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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 are not vaccinated against polio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of one-year-olds who have not had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.