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

Nigeria: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 67.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
67.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
171st
of 189 countries
All-time high
67.0%
in 2023
All-time low
8.0%
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Nigeria, 2004–2024

02040602004201420242004: 8 %2005: 18 %2006: 27 %2007: 42 %2008: 53 %2009: 63 %2010: 49 %2011: 45 %2012: 42 %2013: 43 %2014: 43 %2015: 42 %2016: 53 %2017: 55 %2018: 61 %2019: 66 %2020: 62 %2021: 61 %2022: 59 %2023: 67 %2024: 67 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Nigeria is 67.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Nigeria peaked at 67.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2004.

That places Nigeria 171st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.2% 8.0% 63.0% 6
2010s 49.9% 42.0% 66.0% 10
2020s 63.2% 59.0% 67.0% 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 168 Chad 68.0% compare
  2. 168 Equatorial Guinea 68.0% compare
  3. 168 Guinea-Bissau 68.0% compare
  4. 171 Laos 67.0% compare
  5. 173 Democratic Republic of Congo 65.0% compare
  6. 174 Angola 64.0% 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 Nigeria?
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Nigeria was 67.0% 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 Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2023.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2004.
How does Nigeria rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
Nigeria ranks 171st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria 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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