Immunization, Pol3 in World
World: Immunization, Pol3 was 84.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in World, 1980–2024
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 World stood at 84.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in World peaked at 86.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1980.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.0% | 18.3% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.0% | 70.7% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 72.8% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 83.2% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 81.2% | 84.2% | 5 |
More health data for World
- Age dependency ratio, old 16.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 380.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 854.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.4% (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 474.56 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in World?
- Immunization, pol3 in World was 84.2% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1980.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.