Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence (%) in Gabon
Gabon: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence was 3.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.2%
in 2023
All-time low
2.8%
in 2017
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Gabon, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 3.2% for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Gabon peaked at 3.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2017.
That places Gabon 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.1% | — |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 3.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 16.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 3.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % 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 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % 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 Gabon?
- Hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Gabon was 3.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2017.
- How does Gabon rank for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence?
- Gabon ranks 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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