South Korea: Hepatitis B immunization rate
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| South Korea |
Percent of one-year-old children with Hepatitis B immunization |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 97 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1995 - 2024 |
| Average | 95 |
| Min - Max | 82 - 99 |
| Source | World Health Organization |
The latest value from 2024 is 97 percent, unchanged from 97 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 86 percent, based on data from 182 countries. Historically, the average for South Korea from 1995 to 2024 is 95 percent. The minimum value, 82 percent, was reached in 1998 while the maximum of 99 percent was recorded in 1995.
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Definition: 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.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Health spending per capita | 3,269.70 | 2023 | U.S. dollars |
| Health spending as percent of GDP | 9.88 | 2023 | percent |
| Life expectancy | 83.43 | 2023 | years |
| Life expectancy, female | 86.40 | 2023 | years |
| Life expectancy, male | 80.60 | 2023 | years |
| Birth rate | 4.50 | 2023 | births per 1000 people |
| Death rate | 6.00 | 2023 | deaths per 1000 people |
| Fertility rate | 0.72 | 2023 | births per woman |
| Tuberculosis | 38.00 | 2023 | cases per 100,000 people |
| Diabetes prevalence | 9.60 | 2024 | percent |
| Prevalence of anemia among children | 15.00 | 2019 | percent |
| Prevalence of undernourishment | 2.50 | 2023 | percent |
| Suicides | 28.60 | 2019 | suicides per 100,000 people |
| DPT immunization rate | 97 | 2024 | percent |
| Hepatitis B immunization rate | 97 | 2024 | percent |
| Measles immunization rate | 97 | 2024 | percent |
| Traffic accident deaths | 8.60 | 2019 | deaths per 100,000 people |