Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Barbados
Barbados: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.0%
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
63rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1980
All-time low
54.0%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Barbados, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 94.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Barbados peaked at 99.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1981.
That places Barbados 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 99.0% | — |
| 1981 | 54.0% | -45.5% |
| 1982 | 63.0% | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 77.0% | +24.2% |
| 1985 | 88.0% | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 80.0% | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 68.0% | -15.0% |
| 1988 | 73.0% | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 80.0% | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 90.0% | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 84.0% | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 96.0% | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 86.0% | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 93.0% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +10.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 94.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 99% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 94.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.5%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.4% | 54.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.5% | 84.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.5% | 85.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 88.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 84.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 63 Armenia 94.0% compare
- 63 Australia 94.0% compare
- 63 Bulgaria 94.0% compare
- 63 Cape Verde 94.0% compare
- 63 Cyprus 94.0% compare
- 63 Iceland 94.0% compare
- 63 Italy 94.0% compare
- 63 Jordan 94.0% compare
- 63 Seychelles 94.0% compare
- 63 Spain 94.0% compare
- 63 Tuvalu 94.0% compare
- 63 Uruguay 94.0% compare
More health data for Barbados
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5046 % 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 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5262 % 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 0.0281 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Barbados?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Barbados was 94.0% 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1981.
- How does Barbados rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Barbados ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.