Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in China
China: Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
135th
of 247 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2015
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in China, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in China is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in China peaked at 0.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
That places China 135th out of 247 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.2% | — |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 50% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 17% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 135 Albania 0.1% compare
- 135 Algeria 0.1% compare
- 135 Armenia 0.1% compare
- 135 Australia 0.1% compare
- 135 Belize 0.1% compare
- 135 Bhutan 0.1% compare
- 135 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.1% compare
- 135 Denmark 0.1% compare
- 135 Dominican Republic 0.1% compare
- 135 Gambia 0.1% compare
- 135 Guam 0.1% compare
- 135 Guyana 0.1% compare
- 135 Hungary 0.1% compare
- 135 Israel 0.1% compare
- 135 Jordan 0.1% compare
- 135 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
- 135 Lebanon 0.1% compare
- 135 Lithuania 0.1% compare
- 135 Malaysia 0.1% compare
- 135 Oman 0.1% compare
- 135 Paraguay 0.1% compare
- 135 Peru 0.1% compare
- 135 Romania 0.1% compare
- 135 Russian Federation 0.1% compare
- 135 Serbia 0.1% compare
- 135 Singapore 0.1% compare
- 135 Thailand 0.1% compare
- 135 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
- 135 Tunisia 0.1% compare
- 135 Ukraine 0.1% compare
- 135 Uzbekistan 0.1% compare
- 135 Russia 0.1% compare
More development goals data for China
- Red List Index 0.8295 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.52 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,492 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 216 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 849 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 872 (2025)
- Infant deaths 36,113 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in China?
- Prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in China was 0.1% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does China rank for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology?
- China ranks 135th out of 247 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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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