Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Argentina
Argentina: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Argentina, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 74.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Argentina peaked at 97.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1980.
Argentina ranks 157th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.0% | — |
| 1981 | 40.0% | +21.2% |
| 1982 | 48.0% | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 79.0% | +64.6% |
| 1984 | 72.0% | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 79.0% | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 85.0% | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | +4.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 74.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.0%, 83% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 74.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.5%, 84% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Argentina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +64.6% | 48.0% | 79.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.5% | 33.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 82.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 85.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 83.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 71.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 157 Cote d'Ivoire 74.0% compare
- 157 South Africa 74.0% compare
- 160 Ethiopia 73.0% compare
- 160 Vietnam 73.0% compare
More health data for Argentina
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6333 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 684 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0283 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Argentina?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Argentina was 74.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2026); 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1980.
- How does Argentina rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Argentina ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2026); 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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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.