Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 72.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in South Sudan, 2011–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 72.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in South Sudan peaked at 72.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2016.
South Sudan ranks 162nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 66.0% | — |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.7% | 45.0% | 67.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 65.0% | 72.0% | 5 |
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More health data for South Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.665 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,029 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,347 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 123 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 123 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, total 4.63 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 138,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 141,133 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in South Sudan?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in South Sudan was 72.0% 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2016.
- How does South Sudan rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- South Sudan ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.