HBV

Hepatitis B, a viral infection that attacks the liver causing cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma among other life-threatening complications, took 887,000 lives in 2015 alone. HBV is a major global health problem with about 257 million people living with hepatitis B infection. About 7.4% of HIV-infected also have HBV.

Hepatitis B infection can be acute or chronic, the latter being treated with medicines, including oral antiviral agents which can improve long term survival. The treatment, however, does not cure hepatitis B infection, but only suppresses the replication of the virus. Therefore, the majority of people with chronic HBV must continue their treatment for life.

Hepatitis B prevalence is the highest in the WHO Western Pacific Region and the WHO African Region, with 6.2% and 6.1% respectively of the adult population living with the infection.

NUMBER OF PEOPLE INFECTED WITH HBV AND PERCENTAGE OF ALL PEOPLE LiVING WITH HBV IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES OVERALL BY WHO REGION 2017*

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