Polio number unvaccinated in Venezuela
Venezuela: Polio number unvaccinated was 157,464 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Polio number unvaccinated in Venezuela, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for polio number unvaccinated in Venezuela is 157,464, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.1% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, polio number unvaccinated in Venezuela peaked at 245,579 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23,865, in 1980.
Venezuela ranks 31st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Polio number unvaccinated in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23,865 | — |
| 1981 | 121,477 | +409.0% |
| 1982 | 118,358 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 114,904 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 207,512 | +80.6% |
| 1985 | 210,572 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 187,713 | -10.9% |
| 1987 | 207,368 | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 140,967 | -32.0% |
| 1989 | 181,301 | +28.6% |
| 1990 | 155,224 | -14.4% |
| 1991 | 144,979 | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 151,154 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 157,078 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 151,635 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 84,337 | -44.4% |
| 1996 | 152,002 | +80.2% |
| 1997 | 135,421 | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 215,213 | +58.9% |
| 1999 | 79,606 | -63.0% |
| 2000 | 79,888 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 74,196 | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 109,115 | +47.1% |
| 2003 | 81,226 | -25.6% |
| 2004 | 99,050 | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 116,398 | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 157,857 | +35.6% |
| 2007 | 194,754 | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 141,097 | -27.6% |
| 2009 | 145,601 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 150,089 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 126,272 | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 155,606 | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 104,173 | -33.1% |
| 2014 | 120,788 | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 73,917 | -38.8% |
| 2016 | 100,814 | +36.4% |
| 2017 | 114,657 | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 245,579 | +114.2% |
| 2019 | 186,403 | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 173,781 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 215,840 | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 221,956 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 157,464 | -29.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 157,464 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47,525, 3.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 157,464 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,472, 45.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Polio number unvaccinated in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +409.0% | 23,865 | 121,477 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 151,404 | 23,865 | 210,572 | 10 |
| 1990s | 142,665 | 79,606 | 215,213 | 10 |
| 2000s | 119,918 | 74,196 | 194,754 | 10 |
| 2010s | 137,830 | 73,917 | 245,579 | 10 |
| 2020s | 192,260 | 157,464 | 221,956 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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Frequently asked questions
- What is polio number unvaccinated in Venezuela?
- Polio number unvaccinated in Venezuela was 157,464 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest polio number unvaccinated recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 245,579 in 2018.
- What is the lowest polio number unvaccinated recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,865 in 1980.
- How does Venezuela rank for polio number unvaccinated?
- Venezuela ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is polio number unvaccinated rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Polio number unvaccinated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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