Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology was 0.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 247 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2015
All-time low
0.3%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Sri Lanka, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.3% for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 247 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.3% | — |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2%, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 86 Afghanistan 0.3% compare
- 86 Azerbaijan 0.3% compare
- 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3% compare
- 86 Haiti 0.3% compare
- 86 Malawi 0.3% compare
- 86 Mongolia 0.3% compare
- 86 Republic of Moldova 0.3% compare
- 86 Rwanda 0.3% compare
- 86 Turkmenistan 0.3% compare
- 86 Uganda 0.3% compare
- 86 Western Sahara 0.3% compare
- 86 Moldova 0.3% compare
More development goals data for Sri Lanka
- Red List Index 0.6659 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 628.59 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 605.53 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 25 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,663 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Sri Lanka?
- Prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Sri Lanka was 0.3% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology?
- Sri Lanka ranks 86th out of 247 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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