Immunization, Hib3 (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Yemen
Yemen: Immunization, Hib3 (% of children ages 12-23 months) was 42.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Immunization, Hib3 in Yemen, 2005–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, hib3 in Yemen stood at 42.0%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, hib3 in Yemen peaked at 75.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 188th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Immunization, Hib3 (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 43.0% | — |
| 2006 | 73.0% | +69.8% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | -20.7% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | -8.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 42.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 58% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 42.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, Hib3 (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +69.8% | 43.0% | 73.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.0% | 43.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 54.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 42.0% | 58.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 186 Azerbaijan 51.0% compare
- 186 Lebanon 51.0% compare
- 188 Central African Republic 42.0% compare
- 188 Papua New Guinea 42.0% compare
- 191 Sudan 39.0% compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0806 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, hib3 in Yemen?
- Immunization, hib3 in Yemen was 42.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, hib3 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest immunization, hib3 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for immunization, hib3?
- Yemen ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, hib3 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.