Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Viet Nam, 1983–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); 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 Viet Nam stood at 73.0%.
That represents a change of up 21.7% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Viet Nam peaked at 97.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1983.
Viet Nam ranks 160th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 2.0% | — |
| 1984 | 5.0% | +150.0% |
| 1985 | 62.0% | +1140.0% |
| 1986 | 45.0% | -27.4% |
| 1987 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 54.0% | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 70.0% | +29.6% |
| 1990 | 88.0% | +25.7% |
| 1991 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.4% | 2.0% | 70.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 92.0% | 88.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 92.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 89.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 60.0% | 81.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Viet Nam?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Viet Nam was 73.0% 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1983.
- How does Viet Nam rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Viet Nam ranks 160th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.