Global spatiotemporal analysis in hepatitis B third dose vaccine coverage from 1980–2023 across 204 countries and territories
Adewunmi Akingbola, Abiodun Adegbesan, Emmanuella Akpevwe Benson, Mmaduabuchi Ozioko, Khalil-Uh-Rahman Abdullah, Maxwell Boakye, Olajumoke Adewole, Petra Mariaria · 2026
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Akingbola and colleagues published a 2026 study mapping hepatitis B vaccine cover across the globe. The third vaccine dose guards children against liver failure and liver cancer. The team tracked coverage in 204 countries from 1980 through 2023. Their data came from a major global disease-burden dataset of estimates.
World coverage rose from near zero in the 1980s to about 82 percent in 2023. Albania led the world at just over 98 percent coverage. Somalia sat lowest, at only 14 percent of children covered. Europe and Oceania ran high, while coverage stayed far lower across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Steady yearly gains still leave the 2030 full-coverage goal at risk. Targeted catch-up drives in lagging regions are their chief recommendation.
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| CREATOR | Adewunmi Akingbola, Abiodun Adegbesan, Emmanuella Akpevwe Benson, Mmaduabuchi Ozioko, Khalil-Uh-Rahman Abdullah, Maxwell Boakye, Olajumoke Adewole, Petra Mariaria |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |