Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Oman
Oman: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1992
All-time low
18.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Oman, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oman recorded 99.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Oman peaked at 99.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1980.
That places Oman 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.0% | — |
| 1981 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 24.0% | +26.3% |
| 1983 | 31.0% | +29.2% |
| 1984 | 45.0% | +45.2% |
| 1985 | 60.0% | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 82.0% | +36.7% |
| 1987 | 89.0% | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 98.0% | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Oman's 99.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.6% | 18.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.1% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Türkiye 99.0% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3507 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 221 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % 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 0.0404 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Oman?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Oman was 99.0% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1980.
- How does Oman rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Oman ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.