Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Australia

Australia: Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds was 94 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
94
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
95
in 1986
All-time low
17
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Australia, 1980–2024

204060801001980200220241980: 171981: 431982: 681983: 941984: 941985: 941986: 951987: 951988: 951989: 951990: 721991: 751992: 781993: 801994: 831995: 861996: 861997: 771998: 831999: 882000: 902001: 912002: 922003: 922004: 922005: 922006: 922007: 922008: 922009: 922010: 922011: 922012: 922013: 912014: 922015: 932016: 942017: 952018: 952019: 952020: 952021: 952022: 942023: 942024: 94

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Australia is 94, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Australia peaked at 95 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 17, in 1980.

Australia ranks 62nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Australia, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 17
1981 43 +152.9%
1982 68 +58.1%
1983 94 +38.2%
1984 94 +0.0%
1985 94 +0.0%
1986 95 +1.1%
1987 95 +0.0%
1988 95 +0.0%
1989 95 +0.0%
1990 72 -24.2%
1991 75 +4.2%
1992 78 +4.0%
1993 80 +2.6%
1994 83 +3.8%
1995 86 +3.6%
1996 86 +0.0%
1997 77 -10.5%
1998 83 +7.8%
1999 88 +6.0%
2000 90 +2.3%
2001 91 +1.1%
2002 92 +1.1%
2003 92 +0.0%
2004 92 +0.0%
2005 92 +0.0%
2006 92 +0.0%
2007 92 +0.0%
2008 92 +0.0%
2009 92 +0.0%
2010 92 +0.0%
2011 92 +0.0%
2012 92 +0.0%
2013 91 -1.1%
2014 92 +1.1%
2015 93 +1.1%
2016 94 +1.1%
2017 95 +1.1%
2018 95 +0.0%
2019 95 +0.0%
2020 95 +0.0%
2021 95 +0.0%
2022 94 -1.1%
2023 94 +0.0%
2024 94 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 79 17 95 10
1990s 80.8 72 88 10
2000s 91.7 90 92 10
2010s 93.1 91 95 10
2020s 94.4 94 95 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 62 Armenia 94 compare
  2. 62 Barbados 94 compare
  3. 62 Bulgaria 94 compare
  4. 62 Cape Verde 94 compare
  5. 62 Cyprus 94 compare
  6. 62 Iceland 94 compare
  7. 62 Italy 94 compare
  8. 62 Jordan 94 compare
  9. 62 Seychelles 94 compare
  10. 62 Spain 94 compare
  11. 62 Tuvalu 94 compare
  12. 62 Uruguay 94 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Australia?
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Australia was 94 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 95 in 1986.
What is the lowest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 17 in 1980.
How does Australia rank for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds?
Australia ranks 62nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
Is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 8,105 data points, 1980–2024
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