Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in East Timor
East Timor: Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in East Timor, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in East Timor stood at 1.0%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.6% on the previous year and down 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in East Timor peaked at 3.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2024.
That places East Timor 34th out of 247 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.3% | — |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -28.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 34 Comoros 1.0% compare
- 34 Djibouti 1.0% compare
- 34 South Africa 1.0% compare
- 34 Sudan 1.0% compare
- 34 Timor-Leste 1.0% compare
More development goals data for East Timor
- Red List Index 0.8585 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.13 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 21.95 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,051 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 659 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2022 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1,449 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 69.1 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 1.8 (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in East Timor?
- Prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in East Timor was 1.0% 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology?
- East Timor ranks 34th out of 247 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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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