Table 1.

Regional prevalence of viral hepatitis B and C

Prevalence of chronic HBV across the world		Prevalence of chronic HCV across the world
Prevalence	Areas of the world	Prevalence	Areas of the world
High prevalence >8%	All of Africa; South East Asia (China, Korea, Indonesia & the Philippines); The Middle East, except Israel; South and Western Pacific Islands; The interior Amazon basin; and certain parts of the Caribbean (Haiti and Dominican Republic)	High prevalence >10%	Egypt
Intermediate prevalence 2% - 7%	South Central and Southwest ;Israel; Japan; Eastern and Southern Europe; Russia; Most areas surrounding the Amazon basin; Honduras; and Guatemala	Intermediate prevalence >2%	Countries in Latin America, Eastern Europe, and many countries in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia
Low prevalence <2%	Northern and Western Europe; North America; Australia; New Zealand ; Mexico; Southern South America	Low prevalence <2%	Northern and Western Europe; North America Australia; New Zealand

Adapted from: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014 [6].