Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Jamaica
Jamaica: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
82nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2015
All-time low
0.2%
in 2019
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Jamaica, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.2% 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 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Jamaica peaked at 0.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
That places Jamaica 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.3% | — |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 82 Tajikistan 0.2% compare
- 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2% compare
- 82 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.2% compare
- 82 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2% compare
- 82 Bahamas 0.2% compare
- 82 Barbados 0.2% compare
- 82 Dominica 0.2% compare
- 82 Fiji 0.2% compare
- 82 Grenada 0.2% compare
- 82 India 0.2% compare
- 82 Kazakhstan 0.2% compare
- 82 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2% compare
- 82 Libya 0.2% compare
- 82 Saint Lucia 0.2% compare
- 82 Maldives 0.2% compare
- 82 North Macedonia 0.2% compare
- 82 Nepal 0.2% compare
- 82 Pakistan 0.2% compare
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,308 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1829 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.0979 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.367 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Jamaica?
- Hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Jamaica was 0.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does Jamaica rank for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence?
- Jamaica ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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