Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Guyana
Guyana: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Guyana, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 99.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Guyana peaked at 99.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1981.
That places Guyana 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42.0% | — |
| 1981 | 37.0% | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 73.0% | +97.3% |
| 1983 | 62.0% | -15.1% |
| 1984 | 41.0% | -33.9% |
| 1985 | 77.0% | +87.8% |
| 1986 | 67.0% | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 77.0% | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 69.0% | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 79.0% | +14.5% |
| 1990 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 87.0% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 83.0% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 88.0% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 83.0% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 99.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.5%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +97.3% | 37.0% | 73.0% |
| 1985 | +87.8% | 41.0% | 77.0% |
| 1984 | -33.9% | 62.0% | 41.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.4% | 37.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.0% | 79.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 79.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 92.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Türkiye 99.0% compare
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % 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 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % 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 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Guyana?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Guyana was 99.0% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1981.
- How does Guyana rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Guyana ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.