Table 5.

Summary of core indicators of HBV and HCV in South Korea

	Variables	2018	2019	2020	Average (2018-2020)	WHO Targets* (2030)
HBV	Annual incidence rate (per 100,000 persons)	0.73	0.73	0.69	0.71	-
	Linkage-to-care rate	37.6	44.4	36.2	39.4%	≥90%
	Treatment rate	64.2	73.2	64.5	67.3%	≥80%
	Liver-related annual mortality rate (per 100,000 persons)	19.72	18.90	17.94	18.85	≤4
HCV	Annual incidence rate (per 100,000 persons)	12.7	12.0	11.0	11.9	≤5
	Linkage-to-care rate	74.2	69.9	52.3	65.5%	≥90%
	Treatment rate	56.9	60.5	53.0	56.8%	≥80%
	Liver-related annual mortality rate (per 100,000 persons)	2.26	1.99	1.81	2.02	≤2

HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV hepatitis C virus; CHB, chronic hepatitis B; CHC, chronic hepatitis C.

^*Impact and programmatic targets for country validation of elimination for HBV and HCV incidence and mortality.