Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Lesotho
Lesotho: 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 Lesotho, 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 Lesotho is 1.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Lesotho peaked at 3.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.6% | — |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 18 South Sudan 1.7% compare
- 19 Congo 1.6% compare
- 20 Mauritania 1.4% compare
- 20 Solomon Islands 1.4% compare
- 20 Togo 1.4% compare
More development goals data for Lesotho
- Red List Index 0.9471 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7193 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 145.27 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,104 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Lesotho?
- Prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Lesotho 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology?
- Lesotho ranks 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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