Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Timor-Leste, 2002–2024
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 Timor-Leste is 83.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Timor-Leste peaked at 83.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2002.
Timor-Leste ranks 136th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38.0% | — |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +44.7% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +25.8% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.8% | 38.0% | 79.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 66.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Timor-Leste?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Timor-Leste was 83.0% 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2002.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Timor-Leste ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.