Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence was 0.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2015
All-time low
0.3%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Sri Lanka, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.3% for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
That places Sri Lanka 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in Sri Lanka, 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 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 71 Turkmenistan 0.3% compare
- 71 Uganda 0.3% compare
- 71 Afghanistan 0.3% compare
- 71 Azerbaijan 0.3% compare
- 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3% compare
- 71 Haiti 0.3% compare
- 71 Republic of Moldova 0.3% compare
- 71 Mongolia 0.3% compare
- 71 Malawi 0.3% compare
- 71 Rwanda 0.3% compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.21 % 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 0.217 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.869 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3368 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Sri Lanka?
- Hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence?
- Sri Lanka ranks 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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