Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in EMR
EMR: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence was 0.5% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 7 groups
All-time high
0.6%
in 2015
All-time low
0.5%
in 2018
Years of data
10
2015β2024
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in EMR, 2015β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in EMR stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in EMR peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2018.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near EMR
- 1 Central African Republic 5.3% compare
- 2 Somalia 4.0% compare
- 2 Cook Islands 0.0%
- 2 Niue 0.0%
- 3 Gabon 3.2% compare
- 3 Niger 3.2% compare
- 5 Angola 3.1% compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 2.9% compare
More health data for EMR
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 3.61 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 172.72 (2023)
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude 20.38 (2022)
- Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 153.85 (2023)
- Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 81.0% (2025)
- Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 88.0% (2025)
- New HIV infections 0.1 (2025)
- Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 26.0% (2024)
- Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.3 (2018)
- Adolescent mortality rate 2.66 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in EMR?
- Hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in EMR 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 EMR?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence recorded in EMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
- How does EMR rank for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence?
- EMR ranks 3rd out of 7 groups with data for 2024.
- Is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence rising or falling in EMR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this EMR 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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