Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Palau
Palau: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Palau, 1991–2024
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 Palau is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Palau peaked at 99.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2009.
Palau ranks 1st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.1% | 73.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 69.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 80.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
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- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Palau?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Palau was 99.0% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2009.
- How does Palau rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Palau ranks 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.