Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Eritrea
Eritrea: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence was 0.5% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Eritrea, 2015β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.5% for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Eritrea peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2024.
That places Eritrea 59th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 59 Yemen 0.5% compare
- 59 Cyprus 0.5% compare
- 62 Senegal 0.4% compare
- 62 United Republic of Tanzania 0.4% compare
- 62 Samoa 0.4% compare
- 62 Zambia 0.4% compare
- 62 Burundi 0.4% compare
- 62 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
- 62 Iraq 0.4% compare
- 62 Cambodia 0.4% compare
- 62 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.4% compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 821.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4938 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 32,833 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Eritrea?
- Hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Eritrea 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence?
- Eritrea ranks 59th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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