Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Sao Tome and Principe, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2019.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th of 246 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.0% | — |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More development goals data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Red List Index 0.7187 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.33 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 13.63 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 60 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.8% 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th out of 246 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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