Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B was 67.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B in Nigeria, 2012–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 67.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b in Nigeria peaked at 67.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2012.
That places Nigeria 175th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.0% | — |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +170.0% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +59.3% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 67.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 67.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +170.0% | 10.0% | 27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.6% | 10.0% | 66.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 59.0% | 67.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 172 Chad 68.0% compare
- 172 Equatorial Guinea 68.0% compare
- 172 Guinea-Bissau 68.0% compare
- 175 Laos 67.0% compare
- 177 Democratic Republic of Congo 65.0% compare
- 178 Angola 64.0% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b in Nigeria?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b in Nigeria was 67.0% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2012.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b?
- Nigeria ranks 175th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.