Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Mauritania
Mauritania: 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 Mauritania, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Mauritania stood at 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Mauritania peaked at 3.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 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 Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.4% | — |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 18 South Sudan 1.7% compare
- 19 Congo 1.6% compare
- 20 Lesotho 1.4% compare
- 20 Solomon Islands 1.4% compare
- 20 Togo 1.4% compare
More development goals data for Mauritania
- Red List Index 0.967 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 716.05 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 110.31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,244 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Mauritania?
- Prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Mauritania 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology?
- Mauritania ranks 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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