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. 2020 Aug 7;74(1):31–36. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2020.07.042

Table 2.

Incremental viraemic infections in 2030, missed diagnoses and treatments (2020–2030), and cumulative (2020–2030) excess incident HCV, HCC, and LRDs, by WHO region and World Bank Income Group under the 1-year delay scenario.

Region Incremental, 2030
Missed interventions, 2020–2030
Excess cases, 2020–2030
Viraemic infections New diagnoses Treatment starts Incident HCV Incident HCC LRDs
WHO region
 African 12,300 –47,100 –15,700 2,600 850 1,700
 Eastern Mediterranean 217,000 –222,000 –242,000 47,900 9,800 15,800
 European 96,900 –142,000 –130,000 15,800 8,700 13,800
 American 68,300 –105,000 –103,000 4,500 10,200 14,800
 South-East Asia 73,100 –104,000 –81,600 20,300 3,600 7,900
 Western Pacific 155,000 –285,000 –174,000 30,000 11,700 18,200
World Bank Income Group
 High income 150,000 –131,000 –209,000 18,100 20,000 29,900
 Upper-middle income 174,000 –406,000 –196,000 33,700 10,200 15,400
 Lower-middle income 285,000 –317,000 –322,000 66,200 13,700 25,100
 Low income 14,400 –51,400 –18,300 3,200 920 1,800
 Global 623,000 –906,000 –746,000 121,000 44,800 72,200

HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; LRDs, liver-related deaths.