Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 42.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); 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 Papua New Guinea is 42.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Papua New Guinea peaked at 70.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1982.
Papua New Guinea ranks 191st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29.0% | — |
| 1981 | 32.0% | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 27.0% | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 32.0% | +18.5% |
| 1985 | 34.0% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 42.0% | +23.5% |
| 1987 | 46.0% | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 52.0% | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 68.0% | +30.8% |
| 1991 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 57.0% | -16.2% |
| 1993 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 60.0% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 58.0% | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 35.0% | -39.7% |
| 1998 | 49.0% | +40.0% |
| 1999 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | -30.6% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | -27.1% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.9% | 27.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.0% | 35.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 51.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 35.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 34.0% | 46.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.005 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Papua New Guinea was 42.0% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1982.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 191st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.