Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in India
India: Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds was 93 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in India, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in India is 93, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in India peaked at 93 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1980.
That places India 76th 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 45 years of available data.
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8 | +300.0% |
| 1983 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 16 | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 27 | +68.8% |
| 1988 | 37 | +37.0% |
| 1989 | 55 | +48.6% |
| 1990 | 66 | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 58 | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 56 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 61 | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 67 | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 71 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 67 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 63 | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 60 | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 57 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 65 | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 66 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 67 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 69 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 73 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 76 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 79 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93 | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 91 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 93 | +2.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 93 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.5, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 93 is below the median for South Asia, which is 97, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in India 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 | +300.0% | 2 | 8 |
| 1987 | +68.8% | 16 | 27 |
| 1989 | +48.6% | 37 | 55 |
| 1988 | +37.0% | 27 | 37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.3 | 2 | 55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.6 | 56 | 71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.8 | 57 | 73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.1 | 76 | 90 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.4 | 85 | 93 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More health data for India
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44,822 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % 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 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % 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 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in India?
- Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in India was 93 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 93 in 2022.
- What is the lowest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1980.
- How does India rank for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds?
- India ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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