Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2023
All-time low
80.0%
in 1982
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Costa Rica, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 99.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Costa Rica peaked at 99.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 1982.
That places Costa Rica 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 86.0% | — |
| 1981 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 80.0% | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 86.0% | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 94.0% | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 88.0% | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 95.0% | +10.5% |
| 1991 | 90.0% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 97.0% | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.1% | 80.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.9% | 84.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 80.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 82.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 92.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0128 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0107 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Costa Rica?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Costa Rica was 99.0% 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 1982.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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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.