Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Suriname
Suriname: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 69.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Suriname, 2005–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 69.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in 2024.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Suriname peaked at 87.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2020.
That places Suriname 167th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 83.0% | — |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +20.9% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | -33.8% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +41.2% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | -4.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 69.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 69.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.5%, 77% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.4% | 83.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 67.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 51.0% | 77.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 164 Ecuador 70.0% compare
- 164 Mozambique 70.0% compare
- 164 Somalia 70.0% compare
- 168 Chad 68.0% compare
- 168 Equatorial Guinea 68.0% compare
- 168 Guinea-Bissau 68.0% compare
More reference data data for Suriname
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0324 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0374 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Suriname?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Suriname was 69.0% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Suriname ranks 167th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname 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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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.