Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence (%) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
4th
of 13 groups
All-time high
0.6%
in 2015
All-time low
0.5%
in 2018
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) is 0.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2018.
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.6% | — |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 0.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 4th out of 13 groups with data for 2024.
- Is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 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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