Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Suriname
Suriname: 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 Suriname, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); 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 Suriname is 72.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Suriname peaked at 94.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1981.
That places Suriname 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.0% | — |
| 1981 | 22.0% | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 53.0% | +140.9% |
| 1983 | 83.0% | +56.6% |
| 1984 | 79.0% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 85.0% | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 80.0% | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 70.0% | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 81.0% | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 77.0% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 71.0% | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 75.0% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 71.0% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 81.0% | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 84.0% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 90.0% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 84.0% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 70.0% | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | -33.8% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +58.8% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | -32.9% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +41.2% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.8% | 22.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.5% | 71.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 65.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 51.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 51.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3466 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1245 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3202 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1289 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Suriname?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Suriname 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1981.
- How does Suriname rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Suriname 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 Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.