Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Tunisia, 1983–2024
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 Tunisia is 96.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Tunisia peaked at 99.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 1983.
Tunisia ranks 47th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 62.0% | — |
| 1984 | 66.0% | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 70.0% | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 84.0% | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 91.0% | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.9% | 62.0% | 93.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 94.8% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Tunisia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2883 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 117 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.33 % 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 0.1145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.5 % 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 0.1211 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Tunisia?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Tunisia was 96.0% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1983.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Tunisia ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.