Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Namibia
Namibia: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio was 19,143 one-year-olds in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Namibia, 1991–2023
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in one-year-olds.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 19,143 one-year-olds for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in 2023.
The figure is up 58.3% on the previous year and up 168.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Namibia peaked at 22,162 one-year-olds in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,474 one-year-olds, in 2015.
Namibia ranks 85th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,034 one-year-olds | 10,710 one-year-olds | 16,027 one-year-olds | 9 |
| 2000s | 10,358 one-year-olds | 7,248 one-year-olds | 13,706 one-year-olds | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,752 one-year-olds | 5,474 one-year-olds | 12,335 one-year-olds | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,904 one-year-olds | 6,213 one-year-olds | 22,162 one-year-olds | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 83 Italy 20,403 one-year-olds compare
- 84 Saudi Arabia 20,163 one-year-olds compare
- 86 Morocco 18,883 one-year-olds compare
- 87 Australia 18,397 one-year-olds compare
- 88 Mauritania 16,306 one-year-olds compare
More health data for Namibia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 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 27,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 26,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 26,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,154 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Namibia?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Namibia was 19,143 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 22,162 one-year-olds in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,474 one-year-olds in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Namibia ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.