Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Botswana
Botswana: Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, HepB3 in Botswana, 1995–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, hepb3 in Botswana stood at 95.0%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, hepb3 in Botswana peaked at 95.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 1997.
Botswana ranks 53rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 73.0% | — |
| 1996 | 62.0% | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | +28.3% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 95.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 95.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +28.3% | 60.0% | 77.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 60.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 86.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 86.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More health data for Botswana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 281 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6484 % 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 0.0579 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9109 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, hepb3 in Botswana?
- Immunization, hepb3 in Botswana was 95.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 1997.
- How does Botswana rank for immunization, hepb3?
- Botswana ranks 53rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, hepb3 rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.