Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Canada

Canada: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
83.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
132nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
84.0%
in 2019
All-time low
14.0%
in 2003
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Canada, 2003–2024

204060802003201320242003: 14 %2004: 14 %2005: 14 %2006: 14 %2007: 14 %2008: 28 %2009: 42 %2010: 56 %2011: 70 %2012: 70 %2013: 55 %2014: 55 %2015: 69 %2016: 70 %2017: 71 %2018: 71 %2019: 84 %2020: 84 %2021: 84 %2022: 83 %2023: 83 %2024: 83 %

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 Canada stood at 83.0%.

That represents a change of up 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Canada peaked at 84.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2003.

That places Canada 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.0% 14.0% 42.0% 7
2010s 67.1% 55.0% 84.0% 10
2020s 83.4% 83.0% 84.0% 5

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 130 Eswatini 84.0% compare
  2. 130 Kyrgyzstan 84.0% compare
  3. 132 Cambodia 83.0% compare
  4. 132 East Timor 83.0% compare
  5. 132 Liberia 83.0% compare
  6. 132 Tanzania 83.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Canada?
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Canada was 83.0% 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 Canada?
The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2003.
How does Canada rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
Canada ranks 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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

Indicator
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,723 data points, 1989–2024
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