Somalia vs South Africa: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B
Somalia
217,474 one-year-olds
in 2023
South Africa
251,724 one-year-olds
in 2023
Somalia rank
22nd
South Africa rank
19th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 251,724 one-year-olds against 217,474 one-year-olds in Somalia, a difference of 34,250 one-year-olds.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 19th of 191 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 289,527 one-year-olds | 186,306 one-year-olds | 103,221 one-year-olds | Somalia |
| 2020s | 243,052 one-year-olds | 195,522 one-year-olds | 47,531 one-year-olds | Somalia |
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 haemophilus influenzae type b, Somalia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 251,724 one-year-olds against 217,474 one-year-olds in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b between Somalia and South Africa?
- 34,250 one-year-olds, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b?
- Somalia ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 19th of 191 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 Haemophilus influenzae type 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 Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine in a given year.