Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Guyana

Guyana: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio was 165.32 one-year-olds in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
165.32 one-year-olds
Change on year
down 66.9%
World rank
175th
of 194 countries
All-time high
14,043 one-year-olds
in 1981
All-time low
165.32 one-year-olds
in 2023
Years of data
44
1980–2023

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Guyana, 1980–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1980200120231980: 13.1k one-year-olds1981: 14.0k one-year-olds1982: 5.9k one-year-olds1983: 8.2k one-year-olds1984: 12.4k one-year-olds1985: 4.7k one-year-olds1986: 6.7k one-year-olds1987: 4.6k one-year-olds1988: 6.1k one-year-olds1989: 4.1k one-year-olds1990: 4.1k one-year-olds1991: 3.8k one-year-olds1992: 2.7k one-year-olds1993: 1.7k one-year-olds1994: 2.1k one-year-olds1995: 2.7k one-year-olds1996: 3.6k one-year-olds1997: 2.5k one-year-olds1998: 2.1k one-year-olds1999: 3.5k one-year-olds2000: 4.2k one-year-olds2001: 1.9k one-year-olds2002: 1.3k one-year-olds2003: 1.6k one-year-olds2004: 1.5k one-year-olds2005: 1.1k one-year-olds2006: 1.3k one-year-olds2007: 942.4 one-year-olds2008: 1.1k one-year-olds2009: 474.8 one-year-olds2010: 792.2 one-year-olds2011: 1.1k one-year-olds2012: 475.3 one-year-olds2013: 319.1 one-year-olds2014: 484.2 one-year-olds2015: 1.3k one-year-olds2016: 986.6 one-year-olds2017: 987.8 one-year-olds2018: 994.9 one-year-olds2019: 498.3 one-year-olds2020: 1.5k one-year-olds2021: 506.2 one-year-olds2022: 499.6 one-year-olds2023: 165.3 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 are not vaccinated against polio in Guyana stood at 165.32 one-year-olds. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.9% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Guyana peaked at 14,043 one-year-olds in 1981 and was at its lowest, 165.32 one-year-olds, in 2023.

That places Guyana 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 8,005 one-year-olds 4,130 one-year-olds 14,043 one-year-olds 10
1990s 2,875 one-year-olds 1,670 one-year-olds 4,130 one-year-olds 10
2000s 1,546 one-year-olds 474.75 one-year-olds 4,192 one-year-olds 10
2010s 795.24 one-year-olds 319.08 one-year-olds 1,308 one-year-olds 10
2020s 670.21 one-year-olds 165.32 one-year-olds 1,510 one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 172 Bhutan 195.98 one-year-olds compare
  2. 173 Grenada 193.62 one-year-olds compare
  3. 174 Bahrain 179.48 one-year-olds compare
  4. 176 Marshall Islands 134.88 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 are not vaccinated against polio in Guyana?
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Guyana was 165.32 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 Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 14,043 one-year-olds in 1981.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 165.32 one-year-olds in 2023.
How does Guyana rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
Guyana ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guyana 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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About this data

Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
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, 7,911 data points, 1980–2023
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