South Africa vs United States of America: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis B
South Africa
251,724 one-year-olds
in 2023
United States of America
260,243 one-year-olds
in 2023
South Africa rank
20th
United States of America rank
18th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis B over time
- South Africa
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 260,243 one-year-olds against 251,724 one-year-olds in South Africa, a difference of 8,519 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was United States of America ahead.
South Africa ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 18th of 189 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 277,930 one-year-olds | 516,913 one-year-olds | 238,983 one-year-olds | United States of America |
| 2000s | 245,527 one-year-olds | 334,078 one-year-olds | 88,551 one-year-olds | United States of America |
| 2010s | 231,373 one-year-olds | 341,420 one-year-olds | 110,046 one-year-olds | United States of America |
| 2020s | 195,522 one-year-olds | 288,400 one-year-olds | 92,879 one-year-olds | United States of America |
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, South Africa or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 260,243 one-year-olds against 251,724 one-year-olds in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b between South Africa and United States of America?
- 8,519 one-year-olds, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United States of America?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and United States of America rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- South Africa ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 18th 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.