Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Sri Lanka, 2003–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 97.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Sri Lanka peaked at 99.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2003.
Sri Lanka ranks 27th of 189 countries 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.4% | 32.0% | 99.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Sri Lanka?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2003.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Sri Lanka ranks 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.