This statistic displays the global burden of Hepatitis B as of 2008. There were 350 million people living with chronic hepatitis B infections worldwide. Hepatitis B virus infects the liver and disrupts normal liver functions. About 25 percent of adults who were infected with hepatitis B as a child and live with the disease, will die of liver cancer or liver cirrhosis. The disease caused by this virus can be both acute or chronic.
Global burden of Hepatitis B as of 2013
(in millions)
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PhRMA. (September 27, 2013). Global burden of Hepatitis B as of 2013 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/348845/burden-for-hepatitis-b-worldwide/
PhRMA. "Global burden of Hepatitis B as of 2013 (in millions)." Chart. September 27, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/348845/burden-for-hepatitis-b-worldwide/
PhRMA. (2013). Global burden of Hepatitis B as of 2013 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/348845/burden-for-hepatitis-b-worldwide/
PhRMA. "Global Burden of Hepatitis B as of 2013 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/348845/burden-for-hepatitis-b-worldwide/
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