Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Kiribati, 1990–2024
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 Kiribati stood at 94.0%.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Kiribati peaked at 97.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1992.
Kiribati ranks 62nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.0% | — |
| 1991 | 7.0% | -90.4% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 36.0% | +350.0% |
| 1995 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 66.0% | +83.3% |
| 1997 | 97.0% | +47.0% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 85.0% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +76.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 94.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 94.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +350.0% | 8.0% | 36.0% |
| 1991 | -90.4% | 73.0% | 7.0% |
| 1996 | +83.3% | 36.0% | 66.0% |
| 2006 | +76.0% | 50.0% | 88.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.0% | 6.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.7% | 50.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 75.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 90.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 0.7542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 5.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 13.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0136 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Kiribati?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Kiribati was 94.0% 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1992.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Kiribati ranks 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.