Paraguay: Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Paraguay's immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) rose 9 percentage points on 2023 (from 71% to 80%).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2023), the average change was −0.75 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.6 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 9 percentage points in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 9 percentage points in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 2.58 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 71% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Paraguay had the 136th highest value of the 183 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Paraguay in the 2024 ranking

• Estonia — 134th of 183: 81%
• Guatemala — 135th of 183: 81%
• Gambia, The — 136th of 183: 80%
• Peru — 138th of 183: 80%
• Romania — 139th of 183: 79%
• Congo, Rep. — 140th of 183: 78%

What this measures

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.

Limitations: In many developing countries a lack of precise information on the size of the cohort of one-year-old children makes immunization coverage difficult to estimate from program statistics.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 22 values

Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 99% (2024)
• Argentina — 75% (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 90% (2024)
• Barbados — 94% (2024)
• Belize — 88% (2024)
• Bolivia — 59% (2024)
• Brazil — 90% (2024)
• Chile — 95% (2024)
• Colombia — 89% (2024)
• Costa Rica

More health data for Paraguay

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 9.39% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 9.79% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 972,297 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 27.8% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 1.02 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 28.94% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 1.99 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 28.37% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 9.48% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Paraguay's immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children)?

80% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2003?

It is down 6 percentage points from 86% in 2003. The highest value was 93% in 2014 and the lowest 69% in 2022.

How does Paraguay rank?

136th highest of 183 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) unusual for Paraguay?

In 2024, Paraguay's immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) rose 9 percentage points on 2023 (from 71% to 80%). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2023), the average change was −0.75 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.6 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.IMM.HEPB, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/; UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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