Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence (%) in Benin
Benin: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7%
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
43rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2017
All-time low
0.7%
in 2024
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Benin, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Benin stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Benin peaked at 1.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2024.
Benin ranks 43rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.9% | — |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 43 Sierra Leone 0.7% compare
- 43 Burkina Faso 0.7% compare
- 43 Brunei 0.7% compare
- 43 Cape Verde 0.7% compare
- 43 Indonesia 0.7% compare
- 43 Kenya 0.7% compare
- 43 Liberia 0.7% compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Benin?
- Hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Benin was 0.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence?
- Benin ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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