Immunization, Hib3 (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Samoa
Samoa: Immunization, Hib3 (% of children ages 12-23 months) was 85.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Hib3 in Samoa, 2008–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 85.0% for immunization, hib3 in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, hib3 in Samoa peaked at 89.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2008.
That places Samoa 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Immunization, Hib3 (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 32.0% | — |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +71.9% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | -34.3% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +54.5% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +30.9% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 85.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.0%, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 85.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 91% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.5% | 32.0% | 55.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 44.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 76.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % 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 0.0634 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, hib3 in Samoa?
- Immunization, hib3 in Samoa was 85.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, hib3 recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest immunization, hib3 recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2008.
- How does Samoa rank for immunization, hib3?
- Samoa ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, hib3 rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, Hib3 (% of children ages 12-23 months). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization, Hib3, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received Hib3 vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against Hib3 after receiving three doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine.