Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 1.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 1.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2019.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 22nd of 246 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.6% | — |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 20 South Sudan 1.7% compare
- 21 Congo 1.6% compare
- 22 Lesotho 1.4% compare
- 22 Mauritania 1.4% compare
- 22 Solomon Islands 1.4% compare
- 22 Togo 1.4% compare
More development goals data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Red List Index 0.9429 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,006 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 57.21 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 48 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 247,025 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 1.4% 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2019.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 22nd out of 246 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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