Metadata Sub-indicator 3.b.1.5. Proportion of vaccinated population against human papilomavirus

Goal

Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Target

Target 3.b. Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and non-communicable diseases that primarily affect developing countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, which affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all.

Indicator

Indicator 3.b.1. Proportion of the target population covered by all vaccines included in their national programme

Sub-indicator

Sub-indicator 3.b.1.5. Proportion of vaccinated population against human papilomavirus

Type of indicator (global, European, national)
  • Global
Definition

Percentage of boys and girls, of a certain cohort, vaccinated with at least one doses of vaccine against the human papillomavirus.

Calculation method

\[ PV_{papiloma}^{cohorte}=\frac{ V_{papiloma}^{cohorte}}{P^{cohorte}} \cdot 100 \]Where: \( V_{papiloma}^{cohorte}\)is the number of people in the established cohorts who have received at least one doses of vaccine against the human papillomavirus and \( P^{cohorte}\)is the number of people born in the established years of that cohort.

Unit of measure

Percentage

Periodicity

Annual

Disaggregated data(Gender, age, region in Spain, other)

AC Sex

Tier

Tier I

Come from National Statistics Plan (YES/NO)

No

Statistical operation

Systematic Vaccination Statistics (ISO code: 54022)

Date of the last metadata update

11/02/2026

Link to United Nations metadata
Custody agency

WHO, UNICEF

Observations

Until 2024, the data only refer to the proportion of girls in a given cohort vaccinated with at least two doses of human papillomavirus vaccine. From 2024 onwards, following the update of the recommendations, the data refer to both sexes with 1 dose, which is considered a complete regimen (from 2022 onwards, the recommendation for vaccination was also included for males—to be implemented by the end of 2024—and from 2024 onwards, the complete HPV vaccination regimen is only one dose: 

https://www.sanidad.gob.es/areas/promocionPrevencion/vacunaciones/comoTrabajamos/docs/VPH_recomendaciones_vacunacion_estrategia1dosis.pdf