Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Japan
Japan: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 95.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
95.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 189 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2019
All-time low
92.0%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Japan, 2019–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 95.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.0% over ten years.
That places Japan 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 99.0% | — |
| 2020 | 92.0% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 95.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Japan's 95.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 92.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More reference data data for Japan
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Japan?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Japan 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Japan ranks 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.