Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology was 0.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Ethiopia, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Ethiopia stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Ethiopia peaked at 1.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2023.
Ethiopia ranks 50th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.5% | — |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 50 Madagascar 0.6% compare
- 50 Nauru 0.6% compare
- 50 Northern Mariana Islands 0.6% compare
- 50 Palau 0.6% compare
- 50 Tonga 0.6% compare
More development goals data for Ethiopia
- Red List Index 0.8413 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 122.55 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 52.47 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 81 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 93 (2025)
- Infant deaths 141,578 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Ethiopia?
- Prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Ethiopia was 0.6% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology?
- Ethiopia ranks 50th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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