Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Eritrea
Eritrea: Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds was 95 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 95 for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Eritrea peaked at 99 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 32, in 1993.
That places Eritrea 55th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 32 | — |
| 1994 | 49 | +53.1% |
| 1995 | 58 | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 66 | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 75 | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 86 | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 93 | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 83 | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 90 | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 93 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 99 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 94 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95 | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 95 is above the median for low income countries, which is 72, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 95 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +53.1% | 32 | 49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.57 | 32 | 93 | 7 |
| 2000s | 93.5 | 83 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.6 | 94 | 95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95 | 95 | 95 | 5 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Eritrea?
- Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Eritrea was 95 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2004.
- What is the lowest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds?
- Eritrea ranks 55th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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