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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2022; 28(29): 3793-3802
Published online Aug 7, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i29.3793
Published online Aug 7, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i29.3793
Table 1 Geographic distribution of Chronic hepatitis B virus by estimated disease burden in 2019
| Geographic region[22,40] | People living with hepatitis B infection |
| African region | 82.3 million (62.1-114.7 million) |
| Region of the Americas | 5.4 million (3.1-12.0 million) (2.1 million in Latin America and the Caribbean) |
| Eastern Mediterranean region | 18.2 million (14.4-23.8 million) |
| European region | 13.6 million (10.2-22.1 million) |
| South-East Asia region | 60.5 million (45.3-120.9 million) |
| Western Pacific region | 115.7 million (95.2-141.9 million) |
- Citation: Gnyawali B, Pusateri A, Nickerson A, Jalil S, Mumtaz K. Epidemiologic and socioeconomic factors impacting hepatitis B virus and related hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28(29): 3793-3802
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v28/i29/3793.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v28.i29.3793