Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis B in Namibia

Namibia: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis B was 14,149 one-year-olds in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
14,149 one-year-olds
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
92nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
14,149 one-year-olds
in 2023
All-time low
4,925 one-year-olds
in 2021
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis B in Namibia, 2010–2023

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k14.0k2010201620232010: 10.0k one-year-olds2011: 11.0k one-year-olds2012: 10.1k one-year-olds2013: 7.1k one-year-olds2014: 8.0k one-year-olds2015: 5.5k one-year-olds2016: 10.6k one-year-olds2017: 8.7k one-year-olds2018: 8.2k one-year-olds2019: 9.9k one-year-olds2020: 5.4k one-year-olds2021: 4.9k one-year-olds2022: 13.8k one-year-olds2023: 14.1k one-year-olds

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in one-year-olds.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b in Namibia is 14,149 one-year-olds, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 98.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b in Namibia peaked at 14,149 one-year-olds in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,925 one-year-olds, in 2021.

That places Namibia 92nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8,901 one-year-olds 5,474 one-year-olds 10,965 one-year-olds 10
2020s 9,584 one-year-olds 4,925 one-year-olds 14,149 one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 89 Mauritania 16,306 one-year-olds compare
  2. 90 Guinea-Bissau 15,688 one-year-olds compare
  3. 91 Saudi Arabia 15,123 one-year-olds compare
  4. 93 Equatorial Guinea 13,281 one-year-olds compare
  5. 94 Kazakhstan 13,052 one-year-olds compare
  6. 95 Palestine 12,959 one-year-olds compare

See the full ranking of 189 places β†’

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All data for Namibia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b in Namibia?
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b in Namibia was 14,149 one-year-olds in 2023, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 14,149 one-year-olds in 2023.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 4,925 one-year-olds in 2021.
How does Namibia rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b?
Namibia ranks 92nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 98.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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 Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis B. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis B
Unit
one-year-olds
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,534 data points, 1989–2023
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