India, April 10 -- WHO's Global Hepatitis Report shows deaths due to hepatitis increased since 2019

India accounted for a significant 11.6 per cent of the world's hepatitis cases in 2022, according to 2024 Global Hepatitis Report by the World Health Organization (WHO). This translates to a concerning number of over 35.3 million hepatitis infections in the country, with 29.8 million hepatitis B and 5.5 million hepatitis C cases.

The country ranked second after China, contributing 27.5 per cent of the global total with 83.8 million cases in 2022. The two countries were among the top ten, which also included Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, the Philippines and the Russian Federation. Together, they accounted for...