Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) was 99.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, hepatitis b (hepb3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hepatitis b (hepb3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 99.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 27.0% | — |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +263.0% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 0.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 93.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hepatitis b (hepb3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Hepatitis b (hepb3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 99.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hepatitis b (hepb3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest hepatitis b (hepb3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for hepatitis b (hepb3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hepatitis b (hepb3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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