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

Malta: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
97.0%
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
27th
of 189 regions
All-time high
99.0%
in 2021
All-time low
75.0%
in 2010
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Malta, 2003–2024

0204060801002003201320242003: 89 %2004: 85 %2005: 85 %2006: 86 %2007: 82 %2008: 86 %2009: 86 %2010: 75 %2011: 82 %2012: 93 %2013: 94 %2014: 90 %2015: 95 %2016: 97 %2017: 88 %2018: 98 %2019: 98 %2020: 98 %2021: 99 %2022: 98 %2023: 98 %2024: 97 %

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Malta recorded 97.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Malta peaked at 99.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2010.

Malta ranks 27th of 189 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85.6% 82.0% 89.0% 7
2010s 91.0% 75.0% 98.0% 10
2020s 98.0% 97.0% 99.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Malta?
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Malta was 97.0% 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 Malta?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2021.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2010.
How does Malta rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
Malta ranks 27th out of 189 regions with data for 2024.
Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta 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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