Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 96.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Slovakia, 1994–2024
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 Slovakia stood at 96.0%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Slovakia peaked at 99.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2015.
Slovakia ranks 47th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 98.0% | — |
| 1995 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 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 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.2% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Slovakia?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Slovakia was 96.0% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2015.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Slovakia ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.