Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Peru
Peru: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 80.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Peru, 2003–2024
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 Peru is 80.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Peru peaked at 95.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2003.
Peru ranks 141st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 65.0% | — |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +41.5% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 80.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 80.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.5%, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +41.5% | 65.0% | 92.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.1% | 65.0% | 94.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 88.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 72.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Peru?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Peru was 80.0% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2003.
- How does Peru rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Peru ranks 141st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.