Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B in Greece
Greece: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 192 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2014
All-time low
2.0%
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B in Greece, 1994–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b in Greece stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b in Greece peaked at 99.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1994.
That places Greece 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2.0% | — |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +850.0% |
| 1996 | 36.0% | +89.5% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 71.0% | +31.5% |
| 1999 | 88.0% | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 99.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.0%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.0% | 2.0% | 88.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 83.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 83.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Palau 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
More health data for Greece
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,321 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b in Greece?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b in Greece was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1994.
- How does Greece rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b?
- Greece ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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 Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine in a given year.