Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Gabon
Gabon: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence was 3.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
3.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
3.2%
in 2023
All-time low
2.8%
in 2017
Years of data
10
2015β2024
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Gabon, 2015β2024
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 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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
- 1 Central African Republic 5.3% compare
- 2 Somalia 4.0% compare
- 2 Cook Islands 0.0%
- 2 Niue 0.0%
- 3 Niger 3.2% compare
- 5 Angola 3.1% compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 2.9% compare
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 750.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5072 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 19,767 (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 192 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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