Viral Hepatitis - Epidemiological Situation in India

Viral Hepatitis is a global health problem. Globally, an estimated number of nearly 1.4 million deaths were caused by Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection in 2013.

India has an “intermediate to high endemicity” for Hepatitis B surface antigen.
India has an estimated number of 40 million chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infected people throughout the country, constituting about 11 percent of the estimated global Hepatitis-B burden.

The prevalence rate of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection in India is around 3 to 4 percent.

The number of cases and deaths due to Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)in India for the year 2015 is given below:

Year	Male		Female		Total
	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths
2014	78,585	281	59,969	119	1,38,554	400
2015	73,464	287	60,161	110	1,33,625	397

In India, there are pockets of areas where the prevalence of Hepatitis C is relatively higher. These areas are located in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Mizoram, Puducherry, and Punjab.

STATE/UT	CASES	DEATHS
Andhra Pradesh	2,531	11
Arunachal Pradesh	267	1
Assam	917	7
Bihar	25,808	2
Chhattisgarh	532	6
Goa	156	0
Gujarat	3,736	0
Haryana	5,020	3
Himachal Pradesh	1,739	1
Jammu Div	1,528	0
Kashmir Div	2,500	0
Jharkhand	1,230	1
Karnataka	6,478	21
Kerala	3,894	3
Madhya Pradesh	12,939	25
Meghalaya	253	0
Maharashtra	8,386	9
Manipur	88	0
Mizoram	138	3
Nagaland	57	0
Odisha	4,309	21
Punjab	9,330	8
Rajasthan	3,305	0
Sikkim	43	0
Tamil Nadu	1,066	1
Tripura	130	1
Telangana	1,735	1
Uttar Pradesh	11,088	62
Uttrakhand	10,242	15
West Bengal	3,865	81
A& N Island	80	1
Chandigarh	1,249	27
Delhi	8,362	76
D&N Haveli	48	6
Daman & Diu	64	2
Lakshadweep	10	0
Puduchery	503	2
Total	1,33,625	397

References:

1. Hepatitis in India: Burden, Strategies and Plans, NCDC Newsletter, January-March 2014 Volume 3, Issue 1.
2. National Health Profile 2016, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Gov’t of India.
3. Viral Hepatitis - The Silent Disease, Facts and Treatment Guidelines, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Gov’t of India.

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