Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Vanuatu, 1982–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); 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 Vanuatu stood at 65.0%.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Vanuatu peaked at 90.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1982.
That places Vanuatu 176th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 17.0% | — |
| 1983 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 27.0% | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 31.0% | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 53.0% | +71.0% |
| 1988 | 58.0% | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 70.0% | +20.7% |
| 1990 | 78.0% | +11.4% |
| 1991 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 87.0% | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 74.0% | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 68.0% | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | -8.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 65.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.5%, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 65.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90.0%, 72% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +71.0% | 31.0% | 53.0% |
| 1984 | +50.0% | 18.0% | 27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.6% | 17.0% | 70.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 74.2% | 67.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 67.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 74.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 62.0% | 76.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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- 178 Benin 63.0% compare
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- 179 Madagascar 62.0% compare
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0682 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Vanuatu?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Vanuatu was 65.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2026); 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1982.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Vanuatu ranks 176th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2026); 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.