Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Belarus
Belarus: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 98.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Belarus peaked at 99.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2003.
That places Belarus 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 90.0% | — |
| 1993 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | -46.5% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +86.8% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 98.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.0%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 98.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +86.8% | 53.0% | 99.0% |
| 2003 | -46.5% | 99.0% | 53.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.4% | 90.0% | 99.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 53.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Belarus
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.57 % 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 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.56 % 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 0.0201 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Belarus?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Belarus was 98.0% 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2003.
- How does Belarus rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Belarus ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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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Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.