Prevalence and Incidence of Hepatitis B

Prevalance of Hepatitis B:

estimated 1.5 million HBV carriers in the U.S. (NWHIC); 417,000 people currently infected (CDC 2001) ... see also overview of Hepatitis B.

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 181 or 0.55% or 1.5 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "estimated 1.5 million HBV carriers in the U.S. (NWHIC); 417,000 people currently infected (CDC 2001)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Prevalance of types of Hepatitis B:

For details see prevalence of types of Hepatitis B analysis; summary of available prevalence data:

• Chronic Hepatitis B: 750,000 people in the United States (NIAID)
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Incidence (annual) of Hepatitis B:

200,000 to 300,000 new cases in the USA 1990 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994) ... see also overview of Hepatitis B.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 1,359 or 0.07% or 200,000 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "200,000 to 300,000 new cases in the USA 1990 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Hepatitis B:

200,000 per year, 16,666 per month, 3,846 per week, 547 per day, 22 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "200,000 to 300,000 new cases in the USA 1990 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Lifetime risk for Hepatitis B:

4% of population in the USA have history of HepB disease 1990 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)

Prevalance of Hepatitis B:

Approximately 750,000 people in the United States are living with sexually acquired hepatitis B infection. (Source: excerpt from Sexually Transmitted Diseases Statistics, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID) ... 4 percent of U.S. population that have any history of disease (1990) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK) ... There are an estimated 1.5 million HBV carriers in the U.S. and 300 million carriers worldwide. (Source: excerpt from Hepatitis: NWHIC)

Worldwide prevalence of Hepatitis B:

360 million people worldwide for Hepatitis B (Blood Safety Surveillance and Health Care Acquired Infections Division, Health Canada)

Incidence of Hepatitis B:

An estimated 77,000 cases of sexually transmitted hepatitis B infection occur annually in the United States. (Source: excerpt from Sexually Transmitted Diseases Statistics, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID) ... 200,000 to 300,000 new cases (1990) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)

Prevelance statistics for Hepatitis B:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Hepatitis B:

• 417,000 people currently infected with Hep B in America (Tracking The Hidden Epidemics, CDC, 2002)
• 417,000 people currently infected in America (Tracking The Hidden Epidemics, CDC, 2002)
• Estimated 3 men per 100,000 in Canada (Blood Safety Surveillance and Health Care Acquired Infections Division, Health Canada)
• Estimated 1.5 women per 100,000 in Canada (Blood Safety Surveillance and Health Care Acquired Infections Division, Health Canada)
• Estimated 0.5-1% of population in Canada (Blood Safety Surveillance and Health Care Acquired Infections Division, Health Canada)
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Incidence statistics for Hepatitis B:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Hepatitis B:

• Estimated 417,000 million new cases each year in the USA 2002 (Trends in STD’s in the US, CDC, 2002)
• 120,000 new cases annually in America (Tracking The Hidden Epidemics, CDC, 2002)
• 10,258 cases annually (1998)
• 120,000 annual cases (CDC 2001)
• 7,694 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)
• 3.19 per 100,000 in Canada 2000¹
• Estimated 120,000 million new cases each year in the USA 2002 (Trends in STD’s in the US, CDC, 2002)
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Death statistics for Hepatitis B:

The following statistics relate to deaths and Hepatitis B:

• Hepatitis B death statistics by worldwide region:
  • About 20,000 deaths from Hepatitis B in Africa 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
  • About 6,000 deaths from Hepatitis B in The Americas 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
  • About 37,000 deaths from Hepatitis B in South East Asia 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
  • About 5,000 deaths from Hepatitis B in Europe 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
  • About 10,000 deaths from Hepatitis B in Eastern Mediterranean 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
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