Incidence Statistics for Types of Hepatitis

The information below shows a list of types of Hepatitis, with information as to the annual incidence of each of these types of Hepatitis. Estimates of the people affected each year are calculated based on the available statistics.

Incidence Statistics for Types of Hepatitis

Disease	Incidence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Viral Hepatitis	approx 1 in 601 or 0.17% or 452,000 people in USA	451,999	about 452,000 annual cases based on incidence of HepA, HepB, HepC, and HepD (NIDDK 1990-1992)
Hepatitis A	approx 1 in 8,500 or 0.01% or 32,000 people in USA	32,000	32,000 new cases in the USA 1992 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Hepatitis B	approx 1 in 1,359 or 0.07% or 200,000 people in USA	200,000	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)
Hepatitis C	approx 1 in 1,813 or 0.06% or 150,000 people in USA	150,000	150,000 new cases in the USA 1991 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Hepatitis D	approx 1 in 3,885 or 0.03% or 70,000 people in USA	70,000	70,000 new cases in the USA 1990 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Hepatitis E	approx 1 in 1,000,000 or 0.00% or 272 people in USA	272	0.1 new cases per 100,000 population of Hepatitis E was notified in Australia 2002 (Yohannes K, Roche P, Blumer C et al. 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Hepatitis X	N/A	N/A	No information
Hepatitis G	N/A	N/A	No information
Acute Hepatitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Chronic Hepatitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Chronic Hepatitis B	N/A	N/A	No information
Chronic Hepatitis C	N/A	N/A	No information
Autoimmune Hepatitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Secondary Hepatitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Fulminant Hepatitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Occasional hepatitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Severe hepatitis	N/A	N/A	No information

Types of Hepatitis

For more information about types of Hepatitis, refer to our section on types of Hepatitis.

About incidence:

The medical term 'incidence' of Hepatitis usually refers to the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Hepatitis. Prevalence is a different medical disease measure that refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Hepatitis at any given time (e.g. prevalence includes people who have had a medical condition for a long time). For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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