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

Mauritius: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio was 366 one-year-olds in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
366 one-year-olds
Change on year
down 40.9%
World rank
169th
of 194 countries
All-time high
3,940 one-year-olds
in 1981
All-time low
153.89 one-year-olds
in 2010
Years of data
44
1980–2023

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1980200120231980: 2.3k one-year-olds1981: 3.9k one-year-olds1982: 918 one-year-olds1983: 2.0k one-year-olds1984: 2.7k one-year-olds1985: 1.9k one-year-olds1986: 623.5 one-year-olds1987: 820.1 one-year-olds1988: 2.6k one-year-olds1989: 2.9k one-year-olds1990: 2.9k one-year-olds1991: 1.9k one-year-olds1992: 2.7k one-year-olds1993: 2.5k one-year-olds1994: 2.5k one-year-olds1995: 1.5k one-year-olds1996: 2.1k one-year-olds1997: 2.1k one-year-olds1998: 2.0k one-year-olds1999: 2.9k one-year-olds2000: 2.3k one-year-olds2001: 1.4k one-year-olds2002: 2.3k one-year-olds2003: 190.7 one-year-olds2004: 378.5 one-year-olds2005: 559.4 one-year-olds2006: 367.1 one-year-olds2007: 700.8 one-year-olds2008: 167.2 one-year-olds2009: 161.2 one-year-olds2010: 153.9 one-year-olds2011: 297.1 one-year-olds2012: 291.4 one-year-olds2013: 287.7 one-year-olds2014: 282.1 one-year-olds2015: 273.3 one-year-olds2016: 530 one-year-olds2017: 644 one-year-olds2018: 251.4 one-year-olds2019: 370.2 one-year-olds2020: 488.8 one-year-olds2021: 611.5 one-year-olds2022: 619 one-year-olds2023: 366 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 Mauritius stood at 366 one-year-olds.

That represents a change of down 40.9% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Mauritius peaked at 3,940 one-year-olds in 1981 and was at its lowest, 153.89 one-year-olds, in 2010.

That places Mauritius 169th 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 2,071 one-year-olds 623.46 one-year-olds 3,940 one-year-olds 10
1990s 2,321 one-year-olds 1,548 one-year-olds 2,940 one-year-olds 10
2000s 858.81 one-year-olds 161.2 one-year-olds 2,345 one-year-olds 10
2010s 338.11 one-year-olds 153.89 one-year-olds 644 one-year-olds 10
2020s 521.32 one-year-olds 366 one-year-olds 619 one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 166 Kiribati 426.4 one-year-olds compare
  2. 167 Cape Verde 382.92 one-year-olds compare
  3. 168 Iceland 378.56 one-year-olds compare
  4. 170 Latvia 337.5 one-year-olds compare
  5. 171 Dominica 310.89 one-year-olds compare
  6. 172 Bhutan 195.98 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 Mauritius?
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Mauritius was 366 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 Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 3,940 one-year-olds in 1981.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 153.89 one-year-olds in 2010.
How does Mauritius rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
Mauritius ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritius 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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