Immunization, HepB3 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Immunization, HepB3 was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, HepB3 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2003–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, hepb3 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 99.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2003.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 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% |
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 |
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More health data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 767 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0327 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6303 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6995 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, hepb3 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Immunization, hepb3 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2003.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for immunization, hepb3?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, hepb3 rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.