Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Botswana
Botswana: Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Botswana, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 1.1% for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Botswana peaked at 1.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 26th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.5% | — |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More development goals data for Botswana
- Red List Index 0.981 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.96 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 382.92 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 109 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 109 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 107 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 12 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,959 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Botswana?
- Prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Botswana was 1.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology?
- Botswana ranks 26th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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