Immunization, Pol3 in Rwanda
Rwanda: Immunization, Pol3 was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Rwanda, 1981–2024
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 Rwanda is 98.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Rwanda peaked at 99.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1981.
Rwanda ranks 18th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.6% | 15.0% | 93.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 77.5% | 23.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 76.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 88.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 178,700 (2025)
- Population, male 7.11 million (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 181,652 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 2.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 184,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 180,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 182,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 170,520 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Rwanda?
- Immunization, pol3 in Rwanda was 98.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1981.
- How does Rwanda rank for immunization, pol3?
- Rwanda ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.