Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds was 65 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Vanuatu, 1982–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Vanuatu stood at 65.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Vanuatu peaked at 90 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17, 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.
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 17 | — |
| 1983 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 27 | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 31 | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 53 | +71.0% |
| 1988 | 58 | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 70 | +20.7% |
| 1990 | 78 | +11.4% |
| 1991 | 82 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 78 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 87 | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 74 | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 68 | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 67 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 69 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 74 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 77 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 90 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 76 | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 62 | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 68 | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 71 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 65 | -8.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 65 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.5, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 65 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90, 72% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds 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 | 53 |
| 1984 | +50.0% | 18 | 27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.62 | 17 | 70 | 8 |
| 1990s | 74.2 | 67 | 87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68 | 67 | 72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3 | 74 | 90 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4 | 62 | 76 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 173 Azerbaijan 67 compare
- 173 Chad 67 compare
- 173 Equatorial Guinea 67 compare
- 176 Democratic Republic of Congo 65 compare
- 178 Benin 63 compare
- 179 Comoros 62 compare
- 179 Madagascar 62 compare
- 179 Venezuela 62 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (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 polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Vanuatu?
- Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Vanuatu was 65 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 90 in 2019.
- What is the lowest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 1982.
- How does Vanuatu rank for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds?
- Vanuatu ranks 176th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds 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 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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