Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, HepB3 in Ethiopia, 2007–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 73.0% for immunization, hepb3 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, hepb3 in Ethiopia peaked at 73.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2007.
That places Ethiopia 156th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 47.0% | — |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 73.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 73.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.7% | 47.0% | 56.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 59.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 62.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 154 Namibia 74.0% compare
- 154 South Africa 74.0% compare
- 156 South Sudan 73.0% compare
- 156 Syria 73.0% compare
- 159 Panama 72.0% compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, hepb3 in Ethiopia?
- Immunization, hepb3 in Ethiopia was 73.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2007.
- How does Ethiopia rank for immunization, hepb3?
- Ethiopia ranks 156th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, hepb3 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.