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

Malaysia: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
93.0%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
73rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2015
All-time low
69.0%
in 1989
Years of data
36
1989–2024

Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Malaysia, 1989–2024

0204060801001989200620241989: 69 %1990: 86 %1991: 89 %1992: 86 %1993: 86 %1994: 94 %1995: 96 %1996: 96 %1997: 97 %1998: 96 %1999: 96 %2000: 97 %2001: 95 %2002: 95 %2003: 95 %2004: 94 %2005: 96 %2006: 95 %2007: 96 %2008: 97 %2009: 96 %2010: 96 %2011: 96 %2012: 97 %2013: 96 %2014: 96 %2015: 99 %2016: 98 %2017: 98 %2018: 99 %2019: 97 %2020: 99 %2021: 94 %2022: 96 %2023: 95 %2024: 93 %

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 Malaysia stood at 93.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Malaysia peaked at 99.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 1989.

That places Malaysia 73rd 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 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 69.0% 69.0% 69.0% 1
1990s 92.2% 86.0% 97.0% 10
2000s 95.6% 94.0% 97.0% 10
2010s 97.2% 96.0% 99.0% 10
2020s 95.4% 93.0% 99.0% 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 73 Cape Verde 93.0% compare
  2. 73 Fiji 93.0% compare
  3. 73 Mauritius 93.0% compare
  4. 73 Serbia 93.0% compare
  5. 73 United Arab Emirates 93.0% compare
  6. 73 United States 93.0% compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Malaysia?
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Malaysia was 93.0% 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 Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 1989.
How does Malaysia rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
Malaysia ranks 73rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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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