Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 67.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Equatorial Guinea, 1985–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 67.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 81.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1985.
That places Equatorial Guinea 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4.0% | — |
| 1986 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8.0% | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 11.0% | +37.5% |
| 1989 | 15.0% | +36.4% |
| 1990 | 75.0% | +400.0% |
| 1991 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 39.0% | -51.9% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | -32.7% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | +48.6% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | -8.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 67.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.0%, 75% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 67.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.0%, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +400.0% | 15.0% | 75.0% |
| 1987 | +100.0% | 4.0% | 8.0% |
| 1999 | -51.9% | 81.0% | 39.0% |
| 2016 | +48.6% | 37.0% | 55.0% |
| 2015 | -32.7% | 55.0% | 37.0% |
| 1988 | +37.5% | 8.0% | 11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.4% | 4.0% | 15.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 73.9% | 39.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 41.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 37.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 65.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 171 Nigeria 69.0% compare
- 172 Guinea-Bissau 68.0% compare
- 173 Azerbaijan 67.0% compare
- 173 Chad 67.0% compare
- 176 Democratic Republic of Congo 65.0% compare
- 176 Vanuatu 65.0% compare
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % 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 0.0678 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Equatorial Guinea was 67.0% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1985.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.