Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, HepB3 in Bhutan, 1996–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, hepb3 in Bhutan is 98.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, hepb3 in Bhutan peaked at 99.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1996.
Bhutan ranks 19th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 16.0% | — |
| 1997 | 84.0% | +425.0% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 89.0% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 98.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 98.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +425.0% | 16.0% | 84.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.8% | 16.0% | 90.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 83.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % 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 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0313 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, hepb3 in Bhutan?
- Immunization, hepb3 in Bhutan was 98.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1996.
- How does Bhutan rank for immunization, hepb3?
- Bhutan ranks 19th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, hepb3 rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.