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. 2025 Jul 1;51(6-7):214–222. doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v51i67a01

Table 1. Estimated prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus (chronic hepatitis B) among immigrants in Canada, per time period of immigration and overall.

Population Population size estimate ≤1990 1991–2000 2001–2010 2011–2021 Overall
Prevalence (%) Estimated number Prevalence (%) Estimated number Prevalence (%) Estimated number Prevalence (%) Estimated number Prevalence (%) Estimated number
Immigrants from countries with low prevalence
(<2%)
2,759,465 0.84%
(0.56%–1.14%)
10,791
(7,233–14,584)
1.14%
(0.62%–1.69%)
4,457
(2,435–6,577)
0.93%
(0.54%–1.36%)
4,415
(2,530–6,424)
0.87%
(0.54%–1.21%)
5,324
(3,302–7,394)
0.91%
(0.56%–1.27%)
24,988
(15,500–34,979)
Immigrants from countries with intermediate-to-high prevalence
(≥2%)
5,599,485 7.01%
(5.54%–8.50%)
82,718
(65,312–100,270)
6.77%
(5.15%–8.44%)
75,885
(57,702–94,627)
5.53%
(4.31%–6.78%)
80,631
(62,774–98,856)
3.94%
(2.79%–5.21%)
72,612
(51,285–95,889)
5.57%
(4.23%–6.96%)
311,847
(237,073–389,642)
All immigrants 8,358,950 3.80%
(2.94%–4.66%)
93,510
(72,546–114,854)
5.32%
(3.98%–6.70%)
80,341
(60,136–101,204)
4.41%
(3.38%–5.45%)
85,046
(65,303–105,279)
3.18%
(2.22%–4.21%)
77,936
(54,587–103,284)
4.03%
(3.02%–5.08%)
336,884
(252,572–424,621)