Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in North Korea
North Korea: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in North Korea, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in North Korea is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in North Korea peaked at 99.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
North Korea ranks 194th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 50.0% | — |
| 1981 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 65.0% | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 70.0% | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 58.0% | -17.1% |
| 1989 | 79.0% | +36.2% |
| 1990 | 99.0% | +25.3% |
| 1991 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 93.0% | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 82.0% | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 76.0% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 93.0% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 72.0%. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90.0%. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in North Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -100.0% | 70.0% | 0.0% |
| 1989 | +36.2% | 58.0% | 79.0% |
| 2020 | -28.6% | 98.0% | 70.0% |
| 1990 | +25.3% | 79.0% | 99.0% |
| 1985 | +25.0% | 52.0% | 65.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.0% | 50.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.3% | 76.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 0.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 767 deaths (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6836 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.1528 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.1835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3438 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.123 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in North Korea?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in North Korea was 0.0% 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does North Korea rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- North Korea ranks 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea 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.