Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report 2019
Acute cases reported
3,192
Reported acute cases per 100,000 people
1.0
Acute infections estimated
20,700*
*95% Bootstrap Confidence Interval: (11,800–50,800)
AT A GLANCE: Acute Hepatitis B in 2019
Rates of acute hepatitis B remained low in children and adolescents, likely due to childhood vaccinations. However, more than half of acute hepatitis B cases reported to CDC in 2019 were among persons aged 30–49 years.
Groups Most Affected by Acute Hepatitis B in 2019
By Age†
30–39 years: 1.8 cases per 100,000 people
40–49 years: 2.7 cases per 100,000 people
50–59 years: 1.6 cases per 100,000 people
By Sex†
Males: 1.3 cases per 100,000 people
See chart and dataBy Race/ Ethnicity†
White, non-Hispanic people: 1.0 cases per 100,000 people
See chart and dataBy Risk
Injection Drug Use (IDU): Among the 1,780 reported cases with IDU information available, 631 (35%) report IDU
See chart and data† Indicates groups at or above the US rate in 2019
Hepatitis B Surveillance Data
Figures
- Figure 2.1. Number of reported acute hepatitis B virus cases and estimated infections — United States, 2012–2019
- Figure 2.2. Rates of reported acute hepatitis B virus infection, by state — United States, 2018–2019
- Figure 2.3. Rates of reported acute hepatitis B virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2019
- Figure 2.4. Rates of reported acute hepatitis B virus infection, by age group — United States, 2004–2019
- Figure 2.5. Rates of reported acute hepatitis B virus infection, by sex — United States, 2004–2019
- Figure 2.6. Rates of reported acute hepatitis B virus infections, by race/ethnicity — United States, 2004–2019
- Figure 2.7. Availability of information regarding risk behaviors or exposures associated with reported cases of acute hepatitis B virus infection — United States, 2019
- Figure 2.8. Rates of deaths with hepatitis B virus infection listed as a cause of death among residents, by jurisdiction — United States, 2019
Tables
- Table 2.1. Number and rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis B virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2015–2019
- Table 2.2. Number and rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis B virus infection, by demographic characteristics — United States 2015–2019
- Table 2.3. Reported risk behaviors or exposures among reported cases of acute hepatitis B virus infection — United States, 2019
- Table 2.4. Number of newly reported cases of perinatal hepatitis B virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2019
- Table 2.5. Number and rates of newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis B virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2019
- Table 2.6. Number and rates of newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis B virus infection, by demographic characteristics — United States, 2019
- Table 2.7. Number and rates of deaths with hepatitis B virus infection listed as a cause of death among residents, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2015–2019
- Table 2.8. Number and rates of deaths with hepatitis B virus infections listed as a cause of death among residents, by demographic characteristics — United States, 2015–2019
Page last reviewed: May 17, 2021