Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Prevalence
This key economic indicator for the Hepatitis sector has been recently updated.
- In 2015 South Sudan was ranked number 1 in Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Prevalence with 21.13 Percent of Children Under 5, jumping from 1 in 2014.
Top Countries in Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Prevalence
| # | 194 Countries | Percent of Children Under 5 | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
South Sudan
|
21.13 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 2 |
#2
Somalia
|
10.54 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 3 |
#3
Equatorial Guinea
|
8.66 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Vanuatu
|
8.48 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 5 |
#5
Sierra Leone
|
8.18 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 6 |
#6
Liberia
|
7.75 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Guinea
|
7.47 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Central African Republic
|
6.62 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 9 |
#9
Niger
|
6.01 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Benin
|
5.55 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Mali
|
4.88 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Angola
|
4.85 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 13 |
#13
Zimbabwe
|
4.38 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Madagascar
|
4.36 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Burkina Faso
|
4.29 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Mauritania
|
4.29 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Gabon
|
4.16 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Republic of the Congo
|
4.11 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Mozambique
|
3.67 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 20 |
#20
Kiribati
|
3.65 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 21 |
#21
Ghana
|
3.61 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 22 |
#22
Senegal
|
3.48 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 23 |
#23
Togo
|
3.36 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 24 |
#24
Uganda
|
3.16 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 25 |
#25
Chad
|
3.08 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 26 |
#26
Ivory Coast
|
3.04 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 27 |
#27
Malawi
|
3.03 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 28 |
#28
Solomon Islands
|
2.93 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 29 |
#29
Sudan
|
2.86 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 30 |
#30
Pakistan
|
2.75 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 31 |
#31
Ethiopia
|
2.61 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 31 |
#31
Nigeria
|
2.61 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 33 |
#33
Burundi
|
2.59 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Yemen
|
2.54 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 35 |
#35
Tonga
|
2.35 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 36 |
#36
Papua New Guinea
|
2.24 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 37 |
#37
Guinea-Bissau
|
2.12 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 38 |
#38
Nauru
|
2.11 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 39 |
#39
Haiti
|
2.04 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 40 |
#40
Myanmar
|
2.03 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 41 |
#41
Comoros
|
1.96 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 42 |
#42
Japan
|
1.95 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 43 |
#43
Laos
|
1.94 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 44 |
#44
Cameroon
|
1.90 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 45 |
#45
Zambia
|
1.84 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 46 |
#46
Rwanda
|
1.74 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 46 |
#46
South Africa
|
1.74 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 48 |
#48
Mongolia
|
1.72 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 49 |
#49
Tanzania
|
1.69 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 50 |
#50
Lesotho
|
1.64 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 51 |
#51
Marshall Islands
|
1.56 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Belize
|
1.49 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 53 |
#53
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
1.43 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 54 |
#54
Bangladesh
|
1.38 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 55 |
#55
Sao Tome and Principe
|
1.36 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 56 |
#56
Albania
|
1.29 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 57 |
#57
New Zealand
|
1.20 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 57 |
#57
Vietnam
|
1.20 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 59 |
#59
Gambia
|
1.17 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 60 |
#60
Indonesia
|
1.07 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 60 |
#60
Philippines
|
1.07 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 62 |
#62
Finland
|
1.05 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 62 |
#62
Samoa
|
1.05 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 64 |
#64
Slovenia
|
1.04 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 65 |
#65
Canada
|
1.03 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 66 |
#66
Jordan
|
1.01 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 67 |
#67
Guyana
|
0.95 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 68 |
#68
Federated States of Micronesia
|
0.89 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 69 |
#69
Iceland
|
0.88 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 69 |
#69
Russia
|
0.88 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 71 |
#71
Timor-Leste
|
0.87 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 72 |
#72
Kenya
|
0.86 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 73 |
#73
Eswatini
|
0.85 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 74 |
#74
China
|
0.83 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 75 |
#75
Bhutan
|
0.81 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 76 |
#76
Egypt
|
0.80 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 77 |
#77
Denmark
|
0.79 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 78 |
#78
Tunisia
|
0.76 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 79 |
#79
Eritrea
|
0.74 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 80 |
#80
Cabo Verde
|
0.71 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 80 |
#80
Tajikistan
|
0.71 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 82 |
#82
Tuvalu
|
0.70 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 83 |
#83
South Korea
|
0.69 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 84 |
#84
Namibia
|
0.66 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 85 |
#85
Moldova
|
0.65 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 85 |
#85
Montenegro
|
0.65 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 85 |
#85
Paraguay
|
0.65 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 85 |
#85
Romania
|
0.65 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 89 |
#89
Djibouti
|
0.64 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 89 |
#89
Sri Lanka
|
0.64 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 91 |
#91
Venezuela
|
0.62 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 92 |
#92
Italy
|
0.61 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 92 |
#92
Mauritius
|
0.61 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 94 |
#94
Cyprus
|
0.60 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 94 |
#94
Uzbekistan
|
0.60 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 96 |
#96
El Salvador
|
0.57 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 97 |
#97
Cambodia
|
0.56 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 97 |
#97
Slovakia
|
0.56 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 99 |
#99
North Korea
|
0.53 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 100 |
#100
India
|
0.51 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 100 |
#100
Latvia
|
0.51 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 102 |
#102
Afghanistan
|
0.50 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 102 |
#102
Kyrgyzstan
|
0.50 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 104 |
#104
Israel
|
0.48 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 105 |
#105
Grenada
|
0.47 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 105 |
#105
Singapore
|
0.47 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 107 |
#107
Ukraine
|
0.46 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 108 |
#108
Morocco
|
0.45 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 109 |
#109
Hungary
|
0.44 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 109 |
#109
Oman
|
0.44 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 111 |
#111
Trinidad and Tobago
|
0.43 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 112 |
#112
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
0.42 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 113 |
#113
Czech Republic
|
0.39 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 113 |
#113
Dominica
|
0.39 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 113 |
#113
Malta
|
0.39 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 113 |
#113
Saint Lucia
|
0.39 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 117 |
#117
Antigua and Barbuda
|
0.38 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 117 |
#117
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
0.38 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 119 |
#119
Greece
|
0.37 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 119 |
#119
Syria
|
0.37 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 121 |
#121
Estonia
|
0.36 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 121 |
#121
Suriname
|
0.36 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 123 |
#123
Uruguay
|
0.35 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 124 |
#124
Barbados
|
0.34 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 124 |
#124
Brunei
|
0.34 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 124 |
#124
Dominican Republic
|
0.34 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 124 |
#124
Fiji
|
0.34 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 128 |
#128
Austria
|
0.32 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 128 |
#128
Ecuador
|
0.32 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 128 |
#128
San Marino
|
0.32 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 128 |
#128
Sweden
|
0.32 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 128 |
#128
Turkey
|
0.32 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 133 |
#133
Bahamas
|
0.31 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 133 |
#133
Bulgaria
|
0.31 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 133 |
#133
Nepal
|
0.31 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 136 |
#136
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
0.30 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 136 |
#136
Saudi Arabia
|
0.30 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 138 |
#138
Chile
|
0.28 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 139 |
#139
Azerbaijan
|
0.27 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 139 |
#139
Libya
|
0.27 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 141 |
#141
Georgia
|
0.26 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 142 |
#142
Armenia
|
0.25 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 142 |
#142
Honduras
|
0.25 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 144 |
#144
Germany
|
0.24 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 144 |
#144
Luxembourg
|
0.24 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 144 |
#144
Niue
|
0.24 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 144 |
#144
Peru
|
0.24 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 148 |
#148
Turkmenistan
|
0.23 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 149 |
#149
Algeria
|
0.22 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 149 |
#149
Cook Islands
|
0.22 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 149 |
#149
Panama
|
0.22 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 149 |
#149
United Kingdom
|
0.22 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 153 |
#153
Colombia
|
0.21 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 153 |
#153
Kazakhstan
|
0.21 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 153 |
#153
Lebanon
|
0.21 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 153 |
#153
Palau
|
0.21 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 157 |
#157
Belarus
|
0.20 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 157 |
#157
Bolivia
|
0.20 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 157 |
#157
Macedonia
|
0.20 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 157 |
#157
Monaco
|
0.20 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 157 |
#157
Qatar
|
0.20 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 162 |
#162
Botswana
|
0.19 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 162 |
#162
Lithuania
|
0.19 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 162 |
#162
Maldives
|
0.19 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 162 |
#162
Spain
|
0.19 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 166 |
#166
Bahrain
|
0.18 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 166 |
#166
Belgium
|
0.18 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 168 |
#168
Costa Rica
|
0.17 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 168 |
#168
Malaysia
|
0.17 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 168 |
#168
Switzerland
|
0.17 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 168 |
#168
Thailand
|
0.17 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 172 |
#172
Jamaica
|
0.16 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 173 |
#173
Australia
|
0.15 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 173 |
#173
Seychelles
|
0.15 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 175 |
#175
Nicaragua
|
0.14 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 176 |
#176
Cuba
|
0.12 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 177 |
#177
Croatia
|
0.11 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 177 |
#177
Kuwait
|
0.11 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 177 |
#177
Serbia
|
0.11 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 180 |
#180
Portugal
|
0.10 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Andorra
|
0.08 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 181 |
#181
United Arab Emirates
|
0.08 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 183 |
#183
Brazil
|
0.07 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 184 |
#184
Iraq
|
0.06 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 185 |
#185
Guatemala
|
0.05 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 186 |
#186
Mexico
|
0.04 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 186 |
#186
Netherlands
|
0.04 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 186 |
#186
Poland
|
0.04 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 186 |
#186
United States
|
0.04 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 190 |
#190
Iran
|
0.02 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 191 |
#191
Argentina
|
0.01 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 191 |
#191
France
|
0.01 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 191 |
#191
Ireland
|
0.01 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 191 |
#191
Norway
|
0.01 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
Source: World Health Organization