Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Uganda
Uganda: Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 0.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Uganda peaked at 0.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.
Uganda ranks 67th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.5% | — |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 67 Afghanistan 0.3% compare
- 67 Azerbaijan 0.3% compare
- 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3% compare
- 67 Haiti 0.3% compare
- 67 Malawi 0.3% compare
- 67 Mongolia 0.3% compare
- 67 Rwanda 0.3% compare
- 67 Sri Lanka 0.3% compare
- 67 Turkmenistan 0.3% compare
- 67 Western Sahara 0.3% compare
More development goals data for Uganda
- Red List Index 0.942 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.55 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 152.94 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 61,371 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Uganda?
- Prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Uganda 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
- How does Uganda rank for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology?
- Uganda ranks 67th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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