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

Ghana: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
95.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 189 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2017
All-time low
80.0%
in 2002
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Ghana, 2002–2024

0204060801002002201320242002: 80 %2003: 80 %2004: 80 %2005: 84 %2006: 84 %2007: 94 %2008: 93 %2009: 94 %2010: 94 %2011: 91 %2012: 92 %2013: 90 %2014: 98 %2015: 89 %2016: 93 %2017: 99 %2018: 97 %2019: 97 %2020: 94 %2021: 98 %2022: 99 %2023: 95 %2024: 95 %

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

Analysis

Ghana recorded 95.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in 2024.

The figure is down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Ghana peaked at 99.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2002.

Ghana ranks 54th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.1% 80.0% 94.0% 8
2010s 94.0% 89.0% 99.0% 10
2020s 96.2% 94.0% 99.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Ghana?
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Ghana 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 Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2002.
How does Ghana rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
Ghana ranks 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana 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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