Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Mongolia, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 96.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Mongolia peaked at 99.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1992.
That places Mongolia 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 86.0% | — |
| 1981 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 78.0% | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 54.0% | -30.8% |
| 1993 | 79.0% | +46.3% |
| 1994 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 86.0% | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 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 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 96.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.0%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 96.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90.0%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Mongolia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +46.3% | 54.0% | 79.0% |
| 1992 | -30.8% | 78.0% | 54.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.2% | 86.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.1% | 54.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 95.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.44 % 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 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.5 % 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 0.0478 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Mongolia?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Mongolia was 96.0% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1992.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Mongolia ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.