Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology (%) by country
Countries reporting
192
Highest
5.3%
Central African Republic
Lowest
0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Median
0.3%
Years covered
10
2015–2024
Data points
2,510
What the numbers show
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology (%) is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 5.3% in Central African Republic; the lowest is 0.0% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3%, and the mean is 0.6%.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 148 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 5.3% | 2024 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 2 | Somalia | 4.0% | 2024 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 3 | Gabon | 3.2% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 3 | Niger | 3.2% | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 5 | Angola | 3.1% | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 6 | Syria | 2.9% | 2024 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 6 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.9% | 2024 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 8 | Guinea | 2.8% | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.7% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 9 | Nigeria | 2.7% | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 2.5% | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 12 | New Caledonia | 2.3% | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 13 | Chad | 2.2% | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.0% | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 14 | Saint Helena | 2.0% | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 16 | Cameroon | 1.8% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 1.8% | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 16 | Vanuatu | 1.8% | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 1.8% | 2024 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 20 | South Sudan | 1.7% | 2024 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 21 | Congo | 1.6% | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 22 | Lesotho | 1.4% | 2024 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 22 | Mauritania | 1.4% | 2024 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 22 | Solomon Islands | 1.4% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 22 | Togo | 1.4% | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 22 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.4% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 27 | Myanmar | 1.3% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 28 | Eswatini | 1.2% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 29 | Botswana | 1.1% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 29 | Ghana | 1.1% | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 29 | Mozambique | 1.1% | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 29 | Namibia | 1.1% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 29 | Tuvalu | 1.1% | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 34 | Comoros | 1.0% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 34 | Djibouti | 1.0% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 34 | Sudan | 1.0% | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 34 | East Timor | 1.0% | 2024 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 34 | South Africa | 1.0% | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 34 | Timor-Leste | 1.0% | 2024 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 40 | Kiribati | 0.9% | 2024 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 40 | Marshall Islands | 0.9% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 40 | Vietnam | 0.9% | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 40 | Viet Nam | 0.9% | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 44 | Mauritius | 0.8% | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 44 | Philippines | 0.8% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 44 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.8% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 44 | Seychelles | 0.8% | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 44 | Mayotte | 0.8% | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 44 | Reunion | 0.8% | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 44 | Réunion | 0.8% | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 51 | Benin | 0.7% | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 51 | Burkina Faso | 0.7% | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 51 | Brunei | 0.7% | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 51 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 51 | Kenya | 0.7% | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 51 | Liberia | 0.7% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 0.7% | 2024 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 51 | Cabo Verde | 0.7% | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 51 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.7% | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 60 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.6% | 2024 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 0.6% | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 60 | Laos | 0.6% | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 60 | Madagascar | 0.6% | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 60 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.6% | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 60 | Nauru | 0.6% | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 60 | Palau | 0.6% | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 60 | Tonga | 0.6% | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 60 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.6% | 2024 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 60 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.6% | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 60 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.6% | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 60 | Naoero | 0.6% | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 72 | Cyprus | 0.5% | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 72 | Eritrea | 0.5% | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 72 | Yemen | 0.5% | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 75 | American Samoa | 0.4% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Burundi | 0.4% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 75 | Iraq | 0.4% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 75 | Cambodia | 0.4% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Senegal | 0.4% | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 75 | Samoa | 0.4% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Zambia | 0.4% | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 75 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0.4% | 2024 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 75 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.4% | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 75 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.4% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 86 | Afghanistan | 0.3% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Haiti | 0.3% | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Moldova | 0.3% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 86 | Mongolia | 0.3% | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 86 | Malawi | 0.3% | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 86 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 86 | Turkmenistan | 0.3% | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 86 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 86 | Western Sahara | 0.3% | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 86 | Republic of Moldova | 0.3% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 99 | Aruba | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Bahamas | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Barbados | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Curacao | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Cayman Islands | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Dominica | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Fiji | 0.2% | 2024 | down 33.3% | flat |
| 99 | Grenada | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | India | 0.2% | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 99 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Libya | 0.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Maldives | 0.2% | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 0.2% | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 99 | Nepal | 0.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Puerto Rico | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Suriname | 0.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | British Virgin Islands | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Guadeloupe | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Martinique | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Anguilla | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Montserrat | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.2% | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 99 | Curaçao | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Saint Barthélemy | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 135 | Albania | 0.1% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 135 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 135 | Australia | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Belize | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Bhutan | 0.1% | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 135 | China | 0.1% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 135 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 135 | Algeria | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 135 | Guam | 0.1% | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Guyana | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 135 | Israel | 0.1% | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Lebanon | 0.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Malaysia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 135 | Oman | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Peru | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Romania | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 135 | Russia | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Singapore | 0.1% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 135 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 135 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 135 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 135 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 135 | Uzbekistan | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | United Kingdom | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Isle of Man | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Japan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | South Korea | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Malta | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Norway | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | New Zealand | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | French Polynesia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 168 | Turkey | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 168 | Guernsey | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Jersey | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | State of Palestine | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 168 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.