Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Algeria
Algeria: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Algeria, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 89.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Algeria peaked at 95.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1983.
Algeria ranks 102nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 31.0% | — |
| 1982 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 69.0% | +130.0% |
| 1986 | 72.0% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 79.0% | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 85.0% | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.1% | 30.0% | 87.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 87.4% | 83.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 86.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 88.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 77.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.0122 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1466 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.0305 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1527 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Algeria?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Algeria was 89.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1983.
- How does Algeria rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Algeria ranks 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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 Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.