Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Yemen
Yemen: Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
72nd
of 247 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2015
All-time low
0.5%
in 2022
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Yemen, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Yemen stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Yemen peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2022.
That places Yemen 72nd out of 247 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.7% | — |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7%, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 5.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 72 Cyprus 0.5% compare
- 72 Eritrea 0.5% compare
- 75 American Samoa 0.4% compare
- 75 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
- 75 Burundi 0.4% compare
- 75 Cambodia 0.4% compare
- 75 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.4% compare
- 75 Iraq 0.4% compare
- 75 Samoa 0.4% compare
- 75 Senegal 0.4% compare
- 75 United Republic of Tanzania 0.4% compare
- 75 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.4% compare
- 75 Zambia 0.4% compare
More development goals data for Yemen
- Red List Index 0.8788 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 129.09 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 20.24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 33 (2025)
- Infant deaths 46,799 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Yemen?
- Prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology in Yemen was 0.5% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- How does Yemen rank for prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology?
- Yemen ranks 72nd out of 247 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), 2026 methodology rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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