Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Syria
Syria: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 75.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Syria, 1980–2024
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 Syria stood at 75.0%.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Syria peaked at 94.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1980.
That places Syria 153rd 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.0% | — |
| 1981 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 21.0% | +40.0% |
| 1984 | 25.0% | +19.0% |
| 1985 | 29.0% | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 86.0% | +196.6% |
| 1987 | 42.0% | -51.2% |
| 1988 | 59.0% | +40.5% |
| 1989 | 94.0% | +59.3% |
| 1990 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | -27.7% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.8% | 13.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.7% | 87.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 83.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 57.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 58.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Syria?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Syria was 75.0% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1980.
- How does Syria rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Syria ranks 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.