Not all people with acute HBV infection have symptoms. What are the signs and symptoms of HBV infection? How many deaths can be attributed to chronic HBV infection?ĭuring 2020, a total of 1,752 hepatitis B-associated deaths among US residents were reported in the US Multiple Cause of Death data from the National Center for Health Statistics, which corresponds to an age-adjusted death rate of 0.45 cases per 100,000 population ( 5). Chronic hepatitis B disproportionately affects people born outside the United States while accounting for only 14% of the US general population, non–US-born people account for 69% of the US population living with chronic HBV infection ( 2, 3, 4). There is an estimated 580,000 to 1.17 million people with HBV infection in the United States two-thirds of whom may be unaware of their infection ( 2). How common is chronic HBV infection in the United States? During 2020, rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis B ranged from a low of 0.2 cases per 100,000 among Asian/Pacific Islander persons to a high of 0.7 case per 100,000 among non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic Black persons. Rates of reported acute hepatitis B decreased among all racial/ethnicity groups during 2005–2012 but have remained largely unchanged during 2013–2019.
This decrease may be related to fewer people seeking healthcare and being tested for hepatitis B during the COVID-19 pandemic ( 1). What is the rate of new infections in the United States?Īfter a decade of stable rates, the rate of acute hepatitis B abruptly decreased by 32% after 2019. After adjusting for under-ascertainment and under-reporting, an estimated 14,000 acute hepatitis B cases occurred in 2020 ( 1). In 2020, a total of 2,157 cases of acute hepatitis B were reported to CDC, for an overall incidence rate of 0.7 cases per 100,000 population ( 1). How many new HBV infections occur annually in the United States? Perinatal hepatitis B (Acquired in the United States or U.S.
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