Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Turkmenistan, 1992–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 98.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Turkmenistan peaked at 99.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 2003.
Turkmenistan ranks 19th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 91.0% | — |
| 1993 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +48.5% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.9% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 94.3% | 66.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Turkmenistan?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Turkmenistan was 98.0% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 2003.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Turkmenistan ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.