Cameroon vs South Africa: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis B
Cameroon
222,746 one-year-olds
in 2023
South Africa
251,724 one-year-olds
in 2023
Cameroon rank
23rd
South Africa rank
20th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis B over time
- Cameroon
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 251,724 one-year-olds against 222,746 one-year-olds in Cameroon, a difference of 28,978 one-year-olds.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.
Cameroon ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 20th of 189 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121,614 one-year-olds | 226,674 one-year-olds | 105,060 one-year-olds | South Africa |
| 2010s | 182,782 one-year-olds | 231,373 one-year-olds | 48,591 one-year-olds | South Africa |
| 2020s | 252,065 one-year-olds | 195,522 one-year-olds | 56,543 one-year-olds | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b, Cameroon or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 251,724 one-year-olds against 222,746 one-year-olds in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b between Cameroon and South Africa?
- 28,978 one-year-olds, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and South Africa rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 20th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis B. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of one-year-olds who have not had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.