Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2015
All-time low
0.7%
in 2022
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Sierra Leone, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Sierra Leone stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2022.
That places Sierra Leone 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.5% | — |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 43 Benin 0.7% compare
- 43 Burkina Faso 0.7% compare
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 0.7% compare
- 43 Cape Verde 0.7% compare
- 43 Indonesia 0.7% compare
- 43 Kenya 0.7% compare
- 43 Liberia 0.7% compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,199 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2946 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5907 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Sierra Leone?
- Hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Sierra Leone was 0.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence?
- Sierra Leone ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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