Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Ecuador
Ecuador: Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds was 59 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Ecuador, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 59 for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Ecuador peaked at 97 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19, in 1980.
Ecuador ranks 183rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19 | — |
| 1981 | 27 | +42.1% |
| 1982 | 36 | +33.3% |
| 1983 | 32 | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 47 | +46.9% |
| 1985 | 39 | -17.0% |
| 1986 | 44 | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 51 | +15.9% |
| 1988 | 58 | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 64 | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 67 | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 61 | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 86 | +41.0% |
| 1993 | 84 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 80 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 79 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 83 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 90 | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 88 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 97 | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 90 | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 92 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 95 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 88 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 84 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 83 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72 | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 62 | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 59 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 59 | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 59 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89, 66% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 59 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.5, 67% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +46.9% | 32 | 47 |
| 1981 | +42.1% | 19 | 27 |
| 1992 | +41.0% | 61 | 86 |
| 1982 | +33.3% | 27 | 36 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.7 | 19 | 64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.8 | 61 | 86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.9 | 83 | 97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5 | 79 | 88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.2 | 59 | 72 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 354 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0378 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Ecuador?
- Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Ecuador was 59 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2003.
- What is the lowest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 1980.
- How does Ecuador rank for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds?
- Ecuador ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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