Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Liberia
Liberia: 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 Liberia, 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 Liberia is 0.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Liberia peaked at 1.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.
Liberia ranks 43rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.4% | — |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 43 Benin 0.7% compare
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 0.7% compare
- 43 Burkina Faso 0.7% compare
- 43 Indonesia 0.7% compare
- 43 Kenya 0.7% compare
- 43 Sierra Leone 0.7% compare
More development goals data for Liberia
- Red List Index 0.9072 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 88.92 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 37.17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 10,692 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 5,649 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.69 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 14,534 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Liberia?
- Prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Liberia 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- How does Liberia rank for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology?
- Liberia ranks 43rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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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