Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Malta
Malta: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Malta, 1981–2024
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 Malta is 97.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Malta peaked at 99.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2008.
That places Malta 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 75.0% | — |
| 1982 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 84.0% | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 73.0% | -13.1% |
| 1987 | 87.0% | +19.2% |
| 1988 | 79.0% | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 88.0% | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 81.0% | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 78.0% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 97.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 97.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +26.3% | 76.0% | 96.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.3% | 73.0% | 90.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 87.5% | 78.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 72.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 76.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 30 Albania 97.0% compare
- 30 Bangladesh 97.0% compare
- 30 China 97.0% compare
- 30 Egypt 97.0% compare
- 30 Latvia 97.0% compare
- 30 Nauru 97.0% compare
- 30 Nepal 97.0% compare
- 30 Norway 97.0% compare
- 30 Palau 97.0% compare
- 30 Russia 97.0% compare
- 30 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.0% compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 97.0% compare
- 30 Singapore 97.0% compare
- 30 Korea 97.0% compare
- 30 Sri Lanka 97.0% compare
- 30 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Malta?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Malta was 97.0% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Malta ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.