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) |