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

Palestine: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis B was 12,959 one-year-olds in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
12,959 one-year-olds
Change on year
up 799.2%
World rank
95th
of 189 countries
All-time high
12,959 one-year-olds
in 2023
All-time low
1,099 one-year-olds
in 1997
Years of data
29
1995–2023

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis B in Palestine, 1995–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1995200920231995: 7.4k one-year-olds1996: 9.7k one-year-olds1997: 1.1k one-year-olds1998: 10.0k one-year-olds1999: 11.2k one-year-olds2000: 5.7k one-year-olds2001: 9.2k one-year-olds2002: 10.4k one-year-olds2003: 3.5k one-year-olds2004: 4.7k one-year-olds2005: 1.2k one-year-olds2006: 3.6k one-year-olds2007: 2.4k one-year-olds2008: 4.9k one-year-olds2009: 3.7k one-year-olds2010: 2.5k one-year-olds2011: 1.3k one-year-olds2012: 1.4k one-year-olds2013: 1.4k one-year-olds2014: 1.4k one-year-olds2015: 1.4k one-year-olds2016: 1.4k one-year-olds2017: 1.5k one-year-olds2018: 1.5k one-year-olds2019: 1.5k one-year-olds2020: 2.9k one-year-olds2021: 7.2k one-year-olds2022: 1.4k one-year-olds2023: 13.0k one-year-olds

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

Analysis

In 2023, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b in Palestine stood at 12,959 one-year-olds. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 799.2% on the previous year and up 852.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b in Palestine peaked at 12,959 one-year-olds in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,099 one-year-olds, in 1997.

That places Palestine 95th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis B in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis B in Palestine, 1995 to 2023.
Year one-year-olds Change
1995 7,410 one-year-olds
1996 9,716 one-year-olds +31.1%
1997 1,099 one-year-olds -88.7%
1998 9,971 one-year-olds +807.4%
1999 11,177 one-year-olds +12.1%
2000 5,698 one-year-olds -49.0%
2001 9,219 one-year-olds +61.8%
2002 10,412 one-year-olds +12.9%
2003 3,495 one-year-olds -66.4%
2004 4,688 one-year-olds +34.1%
2005 1,183 one-year-olds -74.8%
2006 3,599 one-year-olds +204.3%
2007 2,427 one-year-olds -32.6%
2008 4,897 one-year-olds +101.8%
2009 3,724 one-year-olds -24.0%
2010 2,542 one-year-olds -31.7%
2011 1,316 one-year-olds -48.2%
2012 1,351 one-year-olds +2.6%
2013 1,361 one-year-olds +0.7%
2014 1,370 one-year-olds +0.6%
2015 1,391 one-year-olds +1.6%
2016 1,426 one-year-olds +2.5%
2017 1,456 one-year-olds +2.1%
2018 1,463 one-year-olds +0.5%
2019 1,456 one-year-olds -0.5%
2020 2,899 one-year-olds +99.0%
2021 7,218 one-year-olds +149.0%
2022 1,441 one-year-olds -80.0%
2023 12,959 one-year-olds +799.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,874 one-year-olds 1,099 one-year-olds 11,177 one-year-olds 5
2000s 4,934 one-year-olds 1,183 one-year-olds 10,412 one-year-olds 10
2010s 1,513 one-year-olds 1,316 one-year-olds 2,542 one-year-olds 10
2020s 6,129 one-year-olds 1,441 one-year-olds 12,959 one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 92 Namibia 14,149 one-year-olds compare
  2. 93 Equatorial Guinea 13,281 one-year-olds compare
  3. 94 Kazakhstan 13,052 one-year-olds compare
  4. 96 Gambia 12,478 one-year-olds compare
  5. 97 Iran 11,990 one-year-olds compare
  6. 98 Austria 11,102 one-year-olds compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b in Palestine?
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b in Palestine was 12,959 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 Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 12,959 one-year-olds in 2023.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 1,099 one-year-olds in 1997.
How does Palestine rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis b?
Palestine ranks 95th 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 Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 852.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Palestine 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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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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