Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 78.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Mozambique, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 78.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Mozambique peaked at 84.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1985.
Mozambique ranks 147th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 32.0% | — |
| 1982 | 43.0% | +34.4% |
| 1983 | 38.0% | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 32.0% | -15.8% |
| 1985 | 25.0% | -21.9% |
| 1986 | 32.0% | +28.0% |
| 1987 | 38.0% | +18.8% |
| 1988 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 47.0% | +23.7% |
| 1990 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 50.0% | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 55.0% | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 55.0% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 62.0% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 72.0% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.1% | 25.0% | 47.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 46.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 67.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 73.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 64.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2218 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Mozambique?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Mozambique was 78.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1985.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Mozambique ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); 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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Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.