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Immunization, Pol3 in Malawi

Malawi: Immunization, Pol3 was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
90.0%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
96th
of 193 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2006
All-time low
28.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Immunization, Pol3 in Malawi, 1980–2024

204060801001980200220241980: 28 % of one-year-old children1981: 57 % of one-year-old children1982: 58 % of one-year-old children1983: 58 % of one-year-old children1984: 56 % of one-year-old children1985: 55 % of one-year-old children1986: 53 % of one-year-old children1987: 78 % of one-year-old children1988: 72 % of one-year-old children1989: 90 % of one-year-old children1990: 93 % of one-year-old children1991: 96 % of one-year-old children1992: 98 % of one-year-old children1993: 91 % of one-year-old children1994: 84 % of one-year-old children1995: 90 % of one-year-old children1996: 82 % of one-year-old children1997: 94 % of one-year-old children1998: 93 % of one-year-old children1999: 77 % of one-year-old children2000: 73 % of one-year-old children2001: 86 % of one-year-old children2002: 79 % of one-year-old children2003: 85 % of one-year-old children2004: 94 % of one-year-old children2005: 94 % of one-year-old children2006: 99 % of one-year-old children2007: 88 % of one-year-old children2008: 92 % of one-year-old children2009: 93 % of one-year-old children2010: 86 % of one-year-old children2011: 97 % of one-year-old children2012: 95 % of one-year-old children2013: 89 % of one-year-old children2014: 87 % of one-year-old children2015: 88 % of one-year-old children2016: 83 % of one-year-old children2017: 87 % of one-year-old children2018: 91 % of one-year-old children2019: 94 % of one-year-old children2020: 93 % of one-year-old children2021: 89 % of one-year-old children2022: 87 % of one-year-old children2023: 91 % of one-year-old children2024: 90 % of one-year-old children

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.

Analysis

In 2024, immunization, pol3 in Malawi stood at 90.0%.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Malawi peaked at 99.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 1980.

Malawi ranks 96th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 60.5% 28.0% 90.0% 10
1990s 89.8% 77.0% 98.0% 10
2000s 88.3% 73.0% 99.0% 10
2010s 89.7% 83.0% 97.0% 10
2020s 90.0% 87.0% 93.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is immunization, pol3 in Malawi?
Immunization, pol3 in Malawi was 90.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2006.
What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 1980.
How does Malawi rank for immunization, pol3?
Malawi ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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

Indicator
Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children)
Unit
% of one-year-old children
Source
WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 9,949 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

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.