Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Gabon
Gabon: Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds was 60 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Gabon, 1985–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Gabon is 60, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Gabon peaked at 81 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 44, in 1999.
That places Gabon 182nd 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.
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 48 | — |
| 1986 | 59 | +22.9% |
| 1987 | 65 | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 72 | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 78 | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 72 | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 66 | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 67 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 69 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 60 | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 50 | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 47 | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 44 | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 78 | +77.3% |
| 2008 | 81 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 74 | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 68 | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 75 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 80 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 77 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 68 | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 79 | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 74 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64 | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 70 | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 62 | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 69 | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 59 | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 69 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 60 | -13.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 60 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89, 67% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 60 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +77.3% | 44 | 78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.4 | 48 | 78 | 5 |
| 1990s | 62.3 | 44 | 78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.1 | 44 | 81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.9 | 64 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8 | 59 | 69 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % 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 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % 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 0.0647 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Gabon?
- Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Gabon was 60 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 81 in 2008.
- What is the lowest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 in 1999.
- How does Gabon rank for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds?
- Gabon ranks 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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