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

Kenya: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
91.0%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
86th
of 189 countries
All-time high
96.0%
in 2011
All-time low
73.0%
in 2003
Years of data
23
2002–2024

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

0204060801002002201320242002: 84 %2003: 73 %2004: 73 %2005: 76 %2006: 80 %2007: 81 %2008: 88 %2009: 88 %2010: 90 %2011: 96 %2012: 94 %2013: 87 %2014: 92 %2015: 89 %2016: 88 %2017: 81 %2018: 91 %2019: 93 %2020: 93 %2021: 95 %2022: 94 %2023: 93 %2024: 91 %

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 Kenya stood at 91.0%.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Kenya peaked at 96.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2003.

That places Kenya 86th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.4% 73.0% 88.0% 8
2010s 90.1% 81.0% 96.0% 10
2020s 93.2% 91.0% 95.0% 5

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 86 Burkina Faso 91.0% compare
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  3. 86 Malawi 91.0% compare
  4. 86 North Macedonia 91.0% compare
  5. 86 Palestine 91.0% compare
  6. 86 Senegal 91.0% compare
  7. 86 Sierra Leone 91.0% compare
  8. 86 Uganda 91.0% compare
  9. 86 Zambia 91.0% compare
  10. 86 Zimbabwe 91.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Kenya?
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Kenya was 91.0% 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 Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2003.
How does Kenya rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
Kenya ranks 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya 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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