Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Malawi
Malawi: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence was 0.3% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Malawi, 2015β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Malawi stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Malawi peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
That places Malawi 71st 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 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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- 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3% compare
- 71 Haiti 0.3% compare
- 71 Sri Lanka 0.3% compare
- 71 Moldova 0.3% compare
- 71 Mongolia 0.3% compare
- 71 Rwanda 0.3% compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 193,780 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 198,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 200,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 204,753 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Malawi?
- Hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Malawi was 0.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence?
- Malawi ranks 71st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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