Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Eritrea
Eritrea: Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Eritrea, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Eritrea stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Eritrea peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2024.
That places Eritrea 56th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.7% | — |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More development goals data for Eritrea
- Red List Index 0.9007 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 13,442 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 42.7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,468 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Eritrea?
- Prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Eritrea was 0.5% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology?
- Eritrea ranks 56th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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