Immunization, HepB3 in Gambia
Gambia: Immunization, HepB3 was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, HepB3 in Gambia, 1991–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, hepb3 in Gambia stood at 80.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, hepb3 in Gambia peaked at 98.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 1993.
That places Gambia 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Immunization, HepB3 in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 78.0% | — |
| 1993 | 56.0% | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | +52.6% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 94.0% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.6% | 56.0% | 94.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 91.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 88.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 79.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, hepb3 in Gambia?
- Immunization, hepb3 in Gambia was 80.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 1993.
- How does Gambia rank for immunization, hepb3?
- Gambia ranks 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, hepb3 rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.