Immunization, Pol3 in Gabon
Gabon: Immunization, Pol3 was 60.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Gabon, 1985–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, pol3 in Gabon is 60.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Gabon peaked at 81.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1999.
That places Gabon 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.4% | 48.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 62.3% | 44.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 44.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 64.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 59.0% | 69.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 25,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,369 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 107,099 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 49,556 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 26,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 27,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 26,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,481 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 25,282 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Gabon?
- Immunization, pol3 in Gabon was 60.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1999.
- How does Gabon rank for immunization, pol3?
- Gabon ranks 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, polio, is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received polio vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.