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National Immunization Schedules

Hepatitis B vaccine schedule by country

Compare the Hepatitis B vaccine schedule across 30 countries: number of doses, age at first dose, and whether it is universal or selective, each sourced from the national immunization authority. For side effects, trials, and VAERS data on this vaccine, see the Hepatitis B vaccine evidence page.

Reviewed by Matthew Thomas J Halma, Founder, Open Source Medicine Foundation · Last reviewed 2026-10-08

CountryDosesFirst doseStatusAuthority
Argentina4At birthUniversalMinistry of Health
Australia4At birthUniversalNIP / ATAGI
Brazil4At birthUniversalPNI (Ministerio da Saude)
Canada3BirthUniversalNACI (PHAC)
Chile4At birthUniversalPNI (MINSAL)
Colombia4At birthUniversalINS / Ministry of Health
Costa Rica3At birthUniversalCCSS / Ministry of Health
Ecuador1At birthUniversalMSP
Egypt4At birthUniversalMinistry of Health (Egypt)
Finland33 monthsUniversalTHL
France32 monthsUniversalHAS / Ministry of Health
Germany4At birthUniversalSTIKO (RKI)
Honduras1At birthUniversalSecretaria de Salud
Indonesia4At birthUniversalKemenkes
Israel3At birthUniversalMinistry of Health
Italy32-3 monthsUniversalMinistry of Health / NITAG
Japan32 monthsUniversalMHLW
Mexico3At birthUniversalCONAVA / CENAPRECE
Norway33 monthsUniversalFHI (NIPH)
Peru4At birthUniversalMINSA
Philippines1At birthUniversalDOH - EPI
Poland3At birthUniversalGIS / NIPH-NIH
Saudi Arabia4At birthUniversalMOH (Saudi Arabia)
South Korea3At birthUniversalKDCA
Spain4At birthUniversalCISNS / Ministry of Health
Sweden33 monthsUniversalFolkhalsomyndigheten
United Kingdom4At birthUniversalUKHSA / JCVI
United States3BirthUniversalCDC / ACIP
Uruguay3At birthUniversalMSP
Vietnam4At birthUniversalEPI (Ministry of Health)

Countries in this dataset that do not list Hepatitis B in their routine schedule are omitted here; see each country's full page from the country index.