Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Madagascar, 1982–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 62.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Madagascar peaked at 83.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1982.
Madagascar ranks 179th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 8.0% | — |
| 1983 | 11.0% | +37.5% |
| 1984 | 13.0% | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 21.0% | +61.5% |
| 1986 | 28.0% | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 34.0% | +21.4% |
| 1988 | 41.0% | +20.6% |
| 1989 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 46.0% | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 54.0% | +17.4% |
| 1992 | 64.0% | +18.5% |
| 1993 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 56.0% | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 48.0% | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 57.0% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 62.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 72.0%, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 62.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.0%, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +61.5% | 13.0% | 21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.8% | 8.0% | 42.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 55.4% | 46.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 58.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 68.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 55.0% | 66.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Madagascar?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Madagascar was 62.0% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1982.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Madagascar ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.