Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Paraguay, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Paraguay stood at 80.0%.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Paraguay peaked at 99.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1980.
That places Paraguay 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.0% | — |
| 1981 | 26.0% | +85.7% |
| 1982 | 39.0% | +50.0% |
| 1983 | 47.0% | +20.5% |
| 1984 | 68.0% | +44.7% |
| 1985 | 99.0% | +45.6% |
| 1986 | 90.0% | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 81.0% | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 70.0% | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 59.0% | -15.7% |
| 1990 | 64.0% | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 73.0% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 66.0% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 70.0% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 72.0% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 83.0% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +29.3% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.3% | 14.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.8% | 64.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 83.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 84.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 58.0% | 80.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4361 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1386 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4512 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1451 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Paraguay?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Paraguay was 80.0% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1980.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Paraguay ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.