Table 2.
Distribution of HBsAg positive persons according to their age
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | HBsAg (+) (%) | Total | HBsAg (+) (%) | Total | HBsAg (+) (%) | Total | HBsAg (+) (%) | Total | HBsAg (+) (%) | |
| Sum | 603,735 | 50,184 (8.3) | 639,465 | 30,602 (4.8) | 621,476 | 21,134 (3.4) | 612,705 | 20,646 (3.4) | 650,398 | 17,176 (2.6) |
| 6–19 | 405,834 | 33,104 (8.2) | 415,591 | 16,338 (3.9) | 407,921 | 8,600 (2.1) | 447,706 | 11,761 (2.6) | 440,251 | 5,893 (1.3) |
| 20–29 | 41,032 | 2,817 (6.9) | 58,806 | 4,740 (8.1) | 79,167 | 4,189 (5.3) | 39,444 | 2,029 (5.1) | 51,191 | 2,381 (4.7) |
| 30–39 | 52,424 | 5,395 (10.3) | 64,410 | 4,253 (6.6) | 47,946 | 3,164 (6.6) | 45,944 | 2,682 (5.8) | 48,181 | 2,964 (6.2) |
| 40–49 | 45,169 | 4,697 (10.4) | 50,853 | 2,901 (5.7) | 39,421 | 2,492 (6.3) | 39,716 | 2,298 (5.8) | 49,447 | 3,232 (6.5) |
| 50–59 | 35,441 | 2,967 (8.4) | 31,614 | 1,648 (5.2) | 28,846 | 1,785 (6.2) | 28,081 | 1,458 (5.1) | 39,340 | 1,902 (4.8) |
| > 60 | 23,865 | 1,204 (5.0) | 18,191 | 722 (3.9) | 18,175 | 904 (4.9) | 11,814 | 418 (3.5) | 21,988 | 804 (3.7) |