Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence

Cameroon
1.8%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.5%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
13th
Papua New Guinea rank
10th

Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence over time

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.5% against 1.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Cameroon ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 194 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 2.0% 2.0% 0.1% Cameroon
2020s 2.0% 2.4% 0.5% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 2.5% against 1.8% in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
0.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence?
Cameroon ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
209 places, 2,090 data points, 2015–2024
Last refreshed