Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Tonga

Tonga: Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds was 99 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 192 countries
All-time high
99
in 1992
All-time low
20
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Tonga, 1980–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Tonga stood at 99. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Tonga peaked at 99 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 20, in 1980.

Tonga ranks 1st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Tonga, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 20
1981 37 +85.0%
1982 80 +116.2%
1983 57 -28.7%
1984 46 -19.3%
1985 81 +76.1%
1986 73 -9.9%
1987 87 +19.2%
1988 92 +5.7%
1989 93 +1.1%
1990 93 +0.0%
1991 92 -1.1%
1992 99 +7.6%
1993 96 -3.0%
1994 90 -6.2%
1995 93 +3.3%
1996 99 +6.5%
1997 96 -3.0%
1998 97 +1.0%
1999 94 -3.1%
2000 95 +1.1%
2001 95 +0.0%
2002 90 -5.3%
2003 98 +8.9%
2004 99 +1.0%
2005 99 +0.0%
2006 99 +0.0%
2007 99 +0.0%
2008 99 +0.0%
2009 99 +0.0%
2010 99 +0.0%
2011 99 +0.0%
2012 95 -4.0%
2013 99 +4.2%
2014 98 -1.0%
2015 96 -2.0%
2016 96 +0.0%
2017 99 +3.1%
2018 99 +0.0%
2019 99 +0.0%
2020 99 +0.0%
2021 99 +0.0%
2022 99 +0.0%
2023 99 +0.0%
2024 99 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 66.6 20 93 10
1990s 94.9 90 99 10
2000s 97.2 90 99 10
2010s 97.9 95 99 10
2020s 99 99 99 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99 compare
  2. 1 Bhutan 99 compare
  3. 1 Brunei Darussalam 99 compare
  4. 1 Costa Rica 99 compare
  5. 1 Cuba 99 compare
  6. 1 Guyana 99 compare
  7. 1 Hungary 99 compare
  8. 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 99 compare
  9. 1 Kuwait 99 compare
  10. 1 Luxembourg 99 compare
  11. 1 Maldives 99 compare
  12. 1 Monaco 99 compare
  13. 1 Niue 99 compare
  14. 1 Oman 99 compare
  15. 1 Portugal 99 compare
  16. 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99 compare
  17. 1 Türkiye 99 compare
  18. 2 Cook Islands 75 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Tonga?
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Tonga was 99 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 99 in 1992.
What is the lowest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 20 in 1980.
How does Tonga rank for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds?
Tonga ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
Is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 8,105 data points, 1980–2024
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