Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in North Korea
North Korea: Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, HepB3 in North Korea, 2003–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, hepb3 in North Korea stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, hepb3 in North Korea peaked at 99.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2003.
North Korea ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 27.0% | — |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +263.0% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 99.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in North Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +263.0% | 27.0% | 98.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.3% | 27.0% | 98.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 93.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Palau 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
More health data for North Korea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.1835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.1729 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.123 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3438 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.1528 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6836 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, hepb3 in North Korea?
- Immunization, hepb3 in North Korea was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, hepb3 recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest immunization, hepb3 recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2003.
- How does North Korea rank for immunization, hepb3?
- North Korea ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, hepb3 rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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.