Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Kenya
Kenya: Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 0.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Kenya peaked at 1.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2024.
That places Kenya 43rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.0% | — |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 43 Benin 0.7% compare
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 0.7% compare
- 43 Burkina Faso 0.7% compare
- 43 Indonesia 0.7% compare
- 43 Liberia 0.7% compare
- 43 Sierra Leone 0.7% compare
More development goals data for Kenya
- Red List Index 0.8338 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.09 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 158.85 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,310 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Kenya?
- Prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Kenya was 0.7% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology?
- Kenya ranks 43rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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