Rate of hepatitis B cases in Europe 2006-2021
broken down by country, Hungary had the highest rate of chronic hepatitis B in the EEA in 2021 at 8.13 per 100,000.
The hepatitis B virus causes liver disease in an infected person, although prevention of this disease is available through childhood vaccinations.
In 2021, there were 2.8 cases of chronic hepatitis B per 100,000 people in the European Economic Area (EEA), the second-lowest rate of cases in the provided time interval. A chronic case of hepatitis B is classed as an infection which lasts for six months or longer. When The hepatitis B virus causes liver disease in an infected person, although prevention of this disease is available through childhood vaccinations.