Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds was 91 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Zimbabwe, 1981–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Zimbabwe is 91, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Zimbabwe peaked at 95 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 38, in 1981.
Zimbabwe ranks 88th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 38 | — |
| 1982 | 46 | +21.1% |
| 1983 | 53 | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 61 | +15.1% |
| 1985 | 63 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 82 | +30.2% |
| 1987 | 86 | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 86 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 85 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 87 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 84 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 81 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 78 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 73 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 70 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 67 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 69 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 71 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 73 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 69 | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 89 | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 93 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 88 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91 | +1.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 91 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.5, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 91 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +30.2% | 63 | 82 |
| 2010 | +29.0% | 69 | 89 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.11 | 38 | 88 | 9 |
| 1990s | 86.4 | 81 | 90 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.1 | 67 | 78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91 | 88 | 95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89 | 86 | 91 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,457 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9632 % 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 0.0689 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9673 % 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 0.0701 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Zimbabwe?
- Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Zimbabwe was 91 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 95 in 2012.
- What is the lowest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 in 1981.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds?
- Zimbabwe ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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