Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Eritrea
Eritrea: 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 Eritrea, 2002–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 95.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Eritrea peaked at 96.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2004.
That places Eritrea 54th 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 23 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 86.0% | — |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 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 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 95.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 95.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.0% | 84.0% | 96.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 94.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Eritrea?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Eritrea 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Eritrea ranks 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.