Rates* of reported cases of acute hepatitis B virus infection, by race/ethnicity — United States, 2005-2020

Rates* of reported cases† of acute hepatitis B virus infection, by race/ethnicity — United States, 2005-2020

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Source: CDC, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.

* Rates per 100,000 population.

† Reported confirmed cases. For the case definition, see Acute Hepatitis B.

Rates of reported acute hepatitis B decreased among all racial/ethnicity groups during 2005–2012 but have remained largely unchanged during 2013–2019. During 2020, rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis B ranged from a low of 0.2 cases per 100,000 among Asian/Pacific Islander persons to a high of 0.7 case per 100,000 among non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic Black persons.

Of note, the relatively small number of cases reported among certain racial/ethnicity categories can result in wider fluctuations in annual rates.

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