Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Bahamas, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Bahamas stood at 90.0%.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Bahamas peaked at 99.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1980.
Bahamas ranks 97th of 194 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.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.0% | — |
| 1981 | 40.0% | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 67.0% | +67.5% |
| 1983 | 65.0% | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 84.0% | +21.7% |
| 1986 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 76.0% | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 84.0% | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 91.0% | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 86.0% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.3% | 35.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.4% | 82.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.9% | 91.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 89.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 83.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Bahamas?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Bahamas was 90.0% 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1980.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Bahamas ranks 97th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.