• Asian Americans are 6 to 13x more likely to die from liver cancer than Whites

           vietnam  Vietnamese Americans 13x higher

           korea Korean Americans 8x higher

           china  Chinese Americans 6x higher

 

  • More than 90% of infants that are infected with HBV will develop a chronic HBV infection
  • Up to 50% of young children (1-5 years old) who are infected will develop a chronic hepatitis B infection
  • 5-10% of healthy adults (19 years old and up) who are infected will develop a chronic hepatitis B infection

 

  • Hepatitis B Around the World
    • 2 billion people have been infected with the hepatitis B virus (1 out of 3 people)
    • 10-30 million people will become newly infected each year
    • 240 million people are chronically infected
    • 1 million people die each year from hepatitis B and related complications such as liver cancer
    • Approximately 2 people die each minute from hepatitis

 

  • Hepatitis B In the United States
    • 1 in 20 Americans has been infected with the hepatitis B virus (12 million)
    • Up to 40,000 Americans will become newly infected each year
    • More than 2 million Americans are chronically infected
    • More than 50% of  Americans living with chronic hepatitis B infections are of Asian and Pacific Islander descent (1 in 12); yet, they account for only 5% of the U.S. population. Also at high risk are African immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa.