Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Barbados
Barbados: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Barbados, 2001–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Barbados stood at 94.0%.
The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Barbados peaked at 97.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2001.
Barbados ranks 62nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18.0% | — |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +266.7% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +37.9% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +10.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 94.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 94.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.5%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +266.7% | 18.0% | 66.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.4% | 18.0% | 93.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 86.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 82.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Barbados?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Barbados was 94.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2001.
- How does Barbados rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Barbados ranks 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.