Table 1.

Prevalence of hepatitis B and incidence of liver cancer.

Country	Prevalence of HBV (%)* [4]	Liver cancer incidence ASR (per 100,000 population) [5]
		Male	Female
China	5.3-12	37.9	14.2
South Korea	2.6-5.1	47.1	11.4
Thailand	4.6-8	38.6	17.2
USA	0.2-0.5	5.5	2.0
UK	< 1	3.3	1.7
Germany	0.62	4.2	1.5
Canada	0.5-1.0	4.0	1.4

ASR – Age Standardised Rate

^*- Estimate based on HbsAg prevalence