Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Angola
Angola: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 56.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Angola, 1985–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Angola is 56.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 23.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Angola peaked at 73.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2006.
Angola ranks 186th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 13.0% | — |
| 1986 | 15.0% | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 13.0% | -18.8% |
| 1989 | 19.0% | +46.2% |
| 1990 | 23.0% | +21.1% |
| 1991 | 26.0% | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33.0% | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 38.0% | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | -25.6% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | -34.4% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | -21.4% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -42.9% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | +437.5% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +35.2% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | -23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.2% | 13.0% | 19.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 21.0% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 8.0% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 45.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 53.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
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- 187 Guinea 55.0% compare
- 188 Central African Republic 48.0% compare
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More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2192 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2218 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Angola?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Angola was 56.0% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2006.
- How does Angola rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Angola ranks 186th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.