Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Burundi
Burundi: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Burundi, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Burundi is 89.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Burundi peaked at 97.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1984.
Burundi ranks 102nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 39.0% | — |
| 1982 | 43.0% | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 35.0% | -18.6% |
| 1984 | 21.0% | -40.0% |
| 1985 | 58.0% | +176.2% |
| 1986 | 56.0% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 71.0% | +26.8% |
| 1988 | 51.0% | -28.2% |
| 1989 | 86.0% | +68.6% |
| 1990 | 97.0% | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 89.0% | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 81.0% | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 64.0% | -21.0% |
| 1994 | 49.0% | -23.4% |
| 1995 | 73.0% | +49.0% |
| 1996 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 69.0% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 61.0% | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 71.0% | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 89.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 72.0%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 89.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +176.2% | 21.0% | 58.0% |
| 1989 | +68.6% | 51.0% | 86.0% |
| 1995 | +49.0% | 49.0% | 73.0% |
| 1984 | -40.0% | 35.0% | 21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.1% | 21.0% | 86.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 72.6% | 49.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 72.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 90.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 89.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Burundi?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Burundi was 89.0% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1984.
- How does Burundi rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Burundi ranks 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.