Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Cameroon
Cameroon: Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Cameroon, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Cameroon stood at 1.8%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Cameroon peaked at 2.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.9% | — |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 5 |
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More development goals data for Cameroon
- Red List Index 0.8418 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 503.68 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 221.3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 38,551 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Cameroon?
- Prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Cameroon was 1.8% 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology?
- Cameroon ranks 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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