Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Sweden
Sweden: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Sweden, 2011–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Sweden stood at 95.0%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 126.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Sweden peaked at 98.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2011.
Sweden ranks 54th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 29.0% | — |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | +26.4% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 95.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 95.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.5%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.9% | 29.0% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 94.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Sweden?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Sweden was 95.0% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2011.
- How does Sweden rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Sweden ranks 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.