Immunization, HepB3 in Belgium
Belgium: Immunization, HepB3 was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, HepB3 in Belgium, 1997–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, hepb3 in Belgium is 97.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, hepb3 in Belgium peaked at 98.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1997.
That places Belgium 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Immunization, HepB3 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.0% | — |
| 1998 | 31.0% | +1450.0% |
| 1999 | 46.0% | +48.4% |
| 2000 | 60.0% | +30.4% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 2.0% | 46.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 76.8% | 60.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,160 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 59 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0263 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, hepb3 in Belgium?
- Immunization, hepb3 in Belgium was 97.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1997.
- How does Belgium rank for immunization, hepb3?
- Belgium ranks 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, hepb3 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, hepatitis B is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received hepatitis B vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.