New Report on Prevalence and Trends in Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States, 2015–2018

Prevalence and Trends in Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States, 2015–2018

Key Findings
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES):

• The prevalence of any past or present hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was 4.3%, and was higher among men (5.3%) than women (3.4%).
• Past or present HBV infection was highest among non-Hispanic Asian adults (21.1%) compared with non-Hispanic white (2.1%), non-Hispanic black (10.8%), and Hispanic (3.8%) adults, and was greater among adults born outside of the United States than those who were U.S. born.
• The prevalence of hepatitis B vaccination, based on blood test results, was 25.2%, and was highest among non-Hispanic Asian adults compared with non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic adults.
• From 1999 through 2018, the prevalence of past or present infection decreased from 5.7% to 4.3%; evidence of vaccination increased from 12.3% to 25.2%.

Keywords

​HBV, vaccine, NHANES

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Men Have a Higher Hepatitis B Infection Rate Than Women in the United States


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