Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Seychelles, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); 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 Seychelles is 94.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Seychelles peaked at 99.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1981.
That places Seychelles 63rd 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 44 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 16.0% | — |
| 1982 | 57.0% | +256.2% |
| 1983 | 98.0% | +71.9% |
| 1984 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 86.0% | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 94.0% | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 89.0% | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 94.0% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 94.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 99% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 94.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +256.2% | 16.0% | 57.0% |
| 1983 | +71.9% | 57.0% | 98.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.7% | 16.0% | 98.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 97.7% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 94.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Seychelles?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Seychelles was 94.0% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1981.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Seychelles ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.