Immunization, Pol3 in Romania
Romania: Immunization, Pol3 was 79.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Immunization, Pol3 in Romania, 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 Romania is 79.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Romania peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2023.
Romania ranks 145th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.8% | 90.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 94.3% | 90.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 82.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 79.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 79.0% compare
- 147 Mexico 78.0% compare
- 147 Mozambique 78.0% compare
More health data for Romania
- Population ages 0-14, female 14.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 1.44 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 61.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 110,408 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 106,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 98,604 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 105,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 110,212 (2025)
- Population, male 48.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 104,965 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Romania?
- Immunization, pol3 in Romania was 79.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for immunization, pol3?
- Romania ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.