Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Botswana
Botswana: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Botswana, 1995–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 95.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Botswana peaked at 95.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 1997.
Botswana ranks 54th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 73.0% | — |
| 1996 | 62.0% | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | +28.3% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 95.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 95.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +28.3% | 60.0% | 77.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 60.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 86.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 86.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Botswana?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Botswana was 95.0% 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 1997.
- How does Botswana rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Botswana ranks 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.