Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Czechia
Czechia: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 86.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Czechia, 1993–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 86.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Czechia peaked at 99.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 2024.
Czechia ranks 122nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 99.0% | — |
| 1994 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.9% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 86.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Czechia?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Czechia was 86.0% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 2024.
- How does Czechia rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Czechia ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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.