Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Somalia
Somalia: Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology was 4.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 4.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Somalia peaked at 8.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2024.
That places Somalia 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.7% | — |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.4% | 4.6% | 8.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More development goals data for Somalia
- Red List Index 0.9154 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4,397 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 11.47 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 18 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Somalia?
- Prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Somalia was 4.0% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology?
- Somalia ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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