Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Uganda
Uganda: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Uganda, 2002–2024
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 Uganda stood at 91.0%.
The figure is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Uganda peaked at 94.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2002.
Uganda ranks 86th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 29.0% | — |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +51.7% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +40.9% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 91.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 91.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +51.7% | 29.0% | 44.0% |
| 2004 | +40.9% | 44.0% | 62.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.8% | 29.0% | 79.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 80.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 89.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Uganda?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Uganda was 91.0% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2002.
- How does Uganda rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Uganda ranks 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.