Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Malawi
Malawi: Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds was 90 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Malawi, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Malawi is 90, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Malawi peaked at 99 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 28, in 1980.
That places Malawi 97th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28 | — |
| 1981 | 57 | +103.6% |
| 1982 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 56 | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 55 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 53 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 78 | +47.2% |
| 1988 | 72 | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 90 | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 93 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 96 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 91 | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 84 | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 90 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 82 | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 94 | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 77 | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 73 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 86 | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 79 | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 85 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 94 | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 88 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 92 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 86 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 97 | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 89 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 83 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 87 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 91 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 94 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 89 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 91 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 90 | -1.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 90 is above the median for low income countries, which is 72, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 90 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +103.6% | 28 | 57 |
| 1987 | +47.2% | 53 | 78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.5 | 28 | 90 | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.8 | 77 | 98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.3 | 73 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7 | 83 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90 | 87 | 93 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Malawi?
- Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Malawi was 90 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2006.
- What is the lowest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 1980.
- How does Malawi rank for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds?
- Malawi ranks 97th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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