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

Greece: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
92.0%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
80th
of 189 countries
All-time high
98.0%
in 2012
All-time low
2.0%
in 1993
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Greece, 1991–2024

0204060801001991200720241991: 10 %1992: 15 %1993: 2 %1994: 2 %1995: 12 %1996: 12 %1997: 50 %1998: 69 %1999: 88 %2000: 89 %2001: 90 %2002: 91 %2003: 92 %2004: 92 %2005: 93 %2006: 94 %2007: 95 %2008: 95 %2009: 95 %2010: 95 %2011: 95 %2012: 98 %2013: 98 %2014: 96 %2015: 96 %2016: 96 %2017: 96 %2018: 96 %2019: 96 %2020: 96 %2021: 96 %2022: 95 %2023: 93 %2024: 92 %

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 Greece stood at 92.0%.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Greece peaked at 98.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1993.

Greece ranks 80th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.9% 2.0% 88.0% 9
2000s 92.6% 89.0% 95.0% 10
2010s 96.2% 95.0% 98.0% 10
2020s 94.4% 92.0% 96.0% 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 80 Algeria 92.0% compare
  2. 80 Thailand 92.0% compare
  3. 80 Trinidad and Tobago 92.0% compare
  4. 80 United Kingdom 92.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Greece?
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Greece was 92.0% 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1993.
How does Greece rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
Greece ranks 80th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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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