Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
1st
of 189 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2024
All-time low
76.0%
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Costa Rica, 1997–2024

0204060801001997201020241997: 76 %1998: 86 %1999: 83 %2000: 89 %2001: 80 %2002: 94 %2003: 86 %2004: 89 %2005: 90 %2006: 88 %2007: 89 %2008: 89 %2009: 87 %2010: 89 %2011: 84 %2012: 91 %2013: 94 %2014: 91 %2015: 92 %2016: 97 %2017: 97 %2018: 98 %2019: 94 %2020: 91 %2021: 87 %2022: 94 %2023: 98 %2024: 99 %

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Costa Rica is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Costa Rica peaked at 99.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 1997.

Costa Rica ranks 1st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Costa Rica, 1997 to 2024.
Year % Change
1997 76.0% —
1998 86.0% +13.2%
1999 83.0% -3.5%
2000 89.0% +7.2%
2001 80.0% -10.1%
2002 94.0% +17.5%
2003 86.0% -8.5%
2004 89.0% +3.5%
2005 90.0% +1.1%
2006 88.0% -2.2%
2007 89.0% +1.1%
2008 89.0% +0.0%
2009 87.0% -2.2%
2010 89.0% +2.3%
2011 84.0% -5.6%
2012 91.0% +8.3%
2013 94.0% +3.3%
2014 91.0% -3.2%
2015 92.0% +1.1%
2016 97.0% +5.4%
2017 97.0% +0.0%
2018 98.0% +1.0%
2019 94.0% -4.1%
2020 91.0% -3.2%
2021 87.0% -4.4%
2022 94.0% +8.0%
2023 98.0% +4.3%
2024 99.0% +1.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 99.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.5%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81.7% 76.0% 86.0% 3
2000s 88.1% 80.0% 94.0% 10
2010s 92.7% 84.0% 98.0% 10
2020s 93.8% 87.0% 99.0% 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
  2. 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
  3. 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
  4. 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
  5. 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
  6. 1 Latvia 99.0% compare
  7. 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
  8. 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
  9. 1 Niue 99.0% compare
  10. 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
  11. 1 Oman 99.0% compare
  12. 1 Palau 99.0% compare
  13. 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
  14. 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
  15. 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
  16. 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
  17. 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
  18. 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Costa Rica?
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Costa Rica was 99.0% 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 Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 1997.
How does Costa Rica rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica 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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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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