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Rates* of reported cases† of acute hepatitis B, by sex — United States, 2007–2022
Source: CDC, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.
* Rates per 100,000 population. Beginning in 2021, single-race population estimates are used for rate calculations. For prior years, bridged-race population estimates are used.
† Reported confirmed cases. For the case definition, see Acute Hepatitis B.
* Rates per 100,000 population. Beginning in 2021, single-race population estimates are used for rate calculations. For prior years, bridged-race population estimates are used.
† Reported confirmed cases. For the case definition, see Acute Hepatitis B.
The rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis B were consistently higher among males than among females during 2007–2022. During 2011–2019, rates remained relatively stable among males and females and declined in 2020. During 2021–2022, the rates of acute hepatitis B remained stable among females (0.5 cases per 100,000 population) and slightly increased among males (0.8 cases per 100,000 population).
Hepatitis B figures and tables
- Figure 2.1. Number of reported cases and estimated infections of acute hepatitis B — United States, 2015–2022
- Figure 2.2. Rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis B, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2021–2022
- Figure 2.3. Rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis B, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2022
- Figure 2.4. Rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis B, by age group — United States, 2007–2022
- Figure 2.5. Rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis B, by sex — United States, 2007–2022
- Figure 2.6. Rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis B, by race/ethnicity — United States, 2007–2022
- Figure 2.7. Availability of information on risk behaviors or exposures associated with reported cases of acute hepatitis B — United States, 2022
- Figure 2.8. Rates of deaths with hepatitis B listed as a cause of death among residents, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2022
- Table 2.1. Numbers and rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis B, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2018–2022
- Table 2.2. Numbers and rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis B, by demographic characteristics — United States, 2018–2022
- Table 2.3. Reported risk behaviors or exposures among reported cases of acute hepatitis B — United States, 2022
- Table 2.4. Number of newly reported cases of perinatal hepatitis B, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2022
- Table 2.5. Number and rate of newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis B, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2022
- Table 2.6. Number and rate of newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis B, by demographic characteristics — United States, 2022
- Table 2.7. Numbers and rates of deaths with hepatitis B listed as a cause of death among residents, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2018–2022
- Table 2.8. Numbers and rates of deaths with hepatitis B listed as a cause of death among residents, by demographic characteristics — United States, 2018–2022