Slide 3.4. Incidence of acute, hepatitis B, by race/ethnicity — United States, 2000-2011

Figure 3.4. The incidence rate of acute hepatitis B was < 1.5 cases per 100,000 population for all race/ethnic populations except Black non-Hispanics from 2007 through 2011. In 2011, the rate of acute hepatitis B was lowest for Asian/Pacific Islanders and Hispanics (0.4 cases per 100,000 population for each group) and highest for Black non-Hispanics (1.4 cases per 100,000 population).