Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 85.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Solomon Islands, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 85.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Solomon Islands peaked at 99.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1982.
Solomon Islands ranks 128th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43.0% | — |
| 1981 | 34.0% | -20.9% |
| 1982 | 22.0% | -35.3% |
| 1983 | 27.0% | +22.7% |
| 1984 | 41.0% | +51.9% |
| 1985 | 36.0% | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 41.0% | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 63.0% | +53.7% |
| 1989 | 66.0% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 75.0% | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 65.0% | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 98.0% | +42.0% |
| 1997 | 70.0% | -28.6% |
| 1998 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 88.0% | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.4% | 22.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.4% | 65.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 78.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 78.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 81.0% | 92.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 128 Austria 85.0% compare
- 128 Kenya 85.0% compare
- 128 Mauritania 85.0% compare
- 128 Samoa 85.0% compare
- 128 Sao Tome and Principe 85.0% compare
More health data for Solomon Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.177 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1886 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Solomon Islands?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Solomon Islands was 85.0% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1982.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Solomon Islands ranks 128th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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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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.