Immunization, HepB3 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Immunization, HepB3 was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, HepB3 in Costa Rica, 1997–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, hepb3 in Costa Rica is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, hepb3 in Costa Rica peaked at 99.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 1997.
That places Costa Rica 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Immunization, HepB3 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 76.0% | — |
| 1998 | 86.0% | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 89.0% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.7% | 76.0% | 86.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 88.1% | 80.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 84.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 87.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
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- 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 1 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 99.0% compare
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- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
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- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
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- 1 Türkiye 99.0% compare
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -0.1629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0358 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0352 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, hepb3 in Costa Rica?
- Immunization, hepb3 in Costa Rica was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 1997.
- How does Costa Rica rank for immunization, hepb3?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, hepb3 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.