Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Palau
Palau: Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, HepB3 in Palau, 1991–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, hepb3 in Palau is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, hepb3 in Palau peaked at 99.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2009.
Palau ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 89.0% | — |
| 1992 | 75.0% | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 94.0% | +25.3% |
| 1994 | 73.0% | -22.3% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +35.6% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 90.0% | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Palau'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 Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +35.6% | 73.0% | 99.0% |
| 1993 | +25.3% | 75.0% | 94.0% |
| 2009 | -25.0% | 92.0% | 69.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.1% | 73.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 69.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 80.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 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 North Korea 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 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 Palau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0261 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.998 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0281 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, hepb3 in Palau?
- Immunization, hepb3 in Palau was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2009.
- How does Palau rank for immunization, hepb3?
- Palau ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, hepb3 rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.