UNICEF Hepatitis-B Birth Dose Vaccination Coverage Data

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ) provides a dataset tracking the percentage of live births who received a hepatitis-B-containing vaccine within 24 hours of birth. The dataset is available in CSV and XML formats and was last updated on March 26, 2026. It is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO.

Use Cases

• Monitor national and subnational progress towards hepatitis-B birth dose vaccination targets based on the coverage indicator.
• Analyze trends in early infant immunization rates based on the temporal data likely present.
• Compare vaccination coverage across different geographic regions based on the indicator's spatial aggregation.
• Model the impact of immunization programs on disease prevention based on the birth dose coverage metric.

Strengths

• Data is provided by UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ), an authoritative source for child health indicators.
• Dataset was last updated on 2026-03-26, suggesting recent maintenance.
• Available in multiple structured formats (CSV, XML) for different analysis workflows.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national health information systems and surveys.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 09:10:12.145329; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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