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.
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 |
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- Spring temperature anomalies -0.9521 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.94 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7925 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4723 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 224.68 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,308 millimeters (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
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.