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Prevalence Statistics for Types of Hepatitis

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

Disease	Prevalence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Viral Hepatitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Hepatitis A	N/A	N/A	No information
Hepatitis B	approx 1 in 181 or 0.55% or 1.5 million people in USA	1,499,999	estimated 1.5 million HBV carriers in the U.S. (NWHIC); 417,000 people currently infected (CDC 2001)
Hepatitis C	approx 1 in 136 or 0.74% or 2 million people in USA	1,999,999	estimated 2 to 5 million HCV chronic carriers
Hepatitis D	N/A	N/A	No information
Hepatitis E	N/A	N/A	No information
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	approx 1 in 362 or 0.28% or 750,000 people in USA	749,999	750,000 people in the United States (NIAID)
Chronic Hepatitis C	approx 1 in 68 or 1.47% or 4 million people in USA	3,999,999	Almost 4 million Americans have antibodies indicating infection or prior exposure (NIDDK).
Autoimmune Hepatitis	approx 1 in 235,294 or 0.00% or 1,156 people in USA	1,156	1,156 people in the USA 1996 ¹
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 prevalence:

The medical term 'prevalence' of Hepatitis usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Hepatitis at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Hepatitis is called the 'incidence'. For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

Footnotes:
1. Rose and Mackay, 1998, The Autoimmune Diseases, Third Edition

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