Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992–2024
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 79.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 95.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 1993.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 145th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 65.0% | — |
| 1993 | 45.0% | -30.8% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | +53.3% |
| 1995 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 74.0% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 80.0% | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.6% | 45.0% | 90.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 90.2% | 86.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 73.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 75.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 79.0% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 1993.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.