Immunization, Pol3 in Mexico
Mexico: Immunization, Pol3 was 78.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Immunization, Pol3 in Mexico, 1980–2024
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 Mexico is 78.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Mexico peaked at 99.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 147th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.7% | 67.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 66.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 82.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 72.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 79.0% compare
- 145 Romania 79.0% compare
- 147 Mozambique 78.0% compare
- 149 Djibouti 77.0% compare
- 150 Cameroon 76.0% compare
- 150 Congo 76.0% compare
- 150 Micronesia (country) 76.0% compare
More health data for Mexico
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.10 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Population, female 67.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 1.10 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Mexico?
- Immunization, pol3 in Mexico was 78.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for immunization, pol3?
- Mexico ranks 147th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.