Hepatitis B in Canada: 2019 surveillance data

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Organization: Public Health Agency of Canada
Published: 2021-07-14

Hepatitis B:

Hepatitis B by sex and age groups

Rate of chronic hepatitis B by province and territory

In 2019, the national rate of chronic hepatitis B was 10.2 per 100,000 people. Provinces and territories that had rates of chronic hepatitis B above the national rate included:

In 2019, provinces and territories with rates of chronic hepatitis B below the national rate of 10.2 per 100,000 included:

In 2019, chronic hepatitis B data was not available for Newfoundland and Labrador and the Northwest Territories.

Appendix A: Data tables corresponding to hepatitis B figures

Table 1: Cases and rates of reported hepatitis B overall and by infection status, 2019
Hepatitis B infection status Number of cases Rate per 100,000 population
Total 4,912 13.1
Chronic 3,790 10.2
Acute 178 0.5
Unspecified 944 4.7
Table 2: Reported chronic hepatitis B rates overall and by sex, 2015 to 2019
Year Total rate per 100,000 population Male rate per 100,000 population Female rate per 100,000 population
2015 12.2 14.0 10.3
2016 12.6 14.5 10.8
2017 12.1 14.0 10.1
2018 11.2 12.4 9.8
2019 10.2 11.4 8.9
Table 3: Provincial and territorial chronic hepatitis B rates, 2019
Jurisdiction Rate per 100,000 population
Canada 10.2
British Columbia 14.7
Alberta 11.6
Saskatchewan 10.7
Manitoba 9.1
Ontario 11.9
Quebec 5.6
Newfoundland and Labrador N/AFootnote *
Prince Edward Island 2.5
Nova Scotia 2.3
New Brunswick 8.0
Yukon 0.0
Northwest Territories N/AFootnote *
Nunavut 10.4

Footnotes

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In 2019, chronic hepatitis B data was not available for Newfoundland and Labrador and the Northwest Territories.

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