Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Rwanda
Rwanda: Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds was 98 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Rwanda, 1981–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 98 for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in 2024.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Rwanda peaked at 99 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15, in 1981.
Rwanda ranks 19th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 15 | — |
| 1982 | 20 | +33.3% |
| 1983 | 25 | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 41 | +64.0% |
| 1985 | 56 | +36.6% |
| 1986 | 86 | +53.6% |
| 1987 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 78 | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 93 | +19.2% |
| 1990 | 83 | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 90 | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 83 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 23 | -72.3% |
| 1995 | 84 | +265.2% |
| 1996 | 89 | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 73 | -18.0% |
| 1998 | 79 | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 85 | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 90 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 76 | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 85 | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 96 | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 89 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 95 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 99 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 93 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 91 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 88 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 97 | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 94 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 98 | +4.3% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 98 is above the median for low income countries, which is 72, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 98 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +265.2% | 23 | 84 |
| 1994 | -72.3% | 83 | 23 |
| 1984 | +64.0% | 25 | 41 |
| 1986 | +53.6% | 56 | 86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.56 | 15 | 93 | 9 |
| 1990s | 77.5 | 23 | 90 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.8 | 76 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1 | 93 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.6 | 88 | 98 | 5 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,738 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Rwanda?
- Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Rwanda was 98 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2006.
- What is the lowest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 1981.
- How does Rwanda rank for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds?
- Rwanda ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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