Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Belize
Belize: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Belize, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 88.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Belize peaked at 98.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1980.
Belize ranks 112th 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 Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44.0% | — |
| 1981 | 54.0% | +22.7% |
| 1982 | 65.0% | +20.4% |
| 1983 | 61.0% | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 84.0% | +37.7% |
| 1987 | 58.0% | -31.0% |
| 1988 | 63.0% | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 74.0% | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 86.0% | +16.2% |
| 1991 | 80.0% | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 86.0% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 88.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.0%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 88.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.5%, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +37.7% | 61.0% | 84.0% |
| 1987 | -31.0% | 84.0% | 58.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.5% | 44.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.9% | 80.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 91.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 88.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 79.0% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 112 Dominican Republic 88.0% compare
- 112 Germany 88.0% compare
- 112 Philippines 88.0% compare
- 112 San Marino 88.0% compare
- 112 Ukraine 88.0% compare
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- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6604 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Belize?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Belize was 88.0% 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1980.
- How does Belize rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Belize ranks 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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.