Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Bangladesh, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.4% for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Bangladesh peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2024.
That places Bangladesh 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.7% | — |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1562 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.179 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Bangladesh?
- Hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Bangladesh was 0.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence?
- Bangladesh ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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