Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Iraq
Iraq: Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Iraq, 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 Iraq is 0.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Iraq peaked at 0.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2024.
That places Iraq 75th 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.8% | — |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 4.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 72 Cyprus 0.5% compare
- 72 Eritrea 0.5% compare
- 72 Yemen 0.5% compare
- 75 American Samoa 0.4% compare
- 75 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
- 75 Burundi 0.4% compare
- 75 Cambodia 0.4% compare
- 75 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.4% compare
- 75 Samoa 0.4% compare
- 75 Senegal 0.4% compare
- 75 United Republic of Tanzania 0.4% compare
- 75 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.4% compare
- 75 Zambia 0.4% compare
More development goals data for Iraq
- Red List Index 0.8093 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 618.9 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 274.76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 29 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,456 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Iraq?
- Prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Iraq was 0.4% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology?
- Iraq ranks 75th out of 247 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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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