Burden of Acute Viral Hepatitis - China, 1990-2019.

The World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Health Estimates (GHE) reported that acute hepatitis caused 9,213 deaths and 307,720 person years of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in 2016, and acute hepatitis B accounted for 85.81% of all DALYs among acute hepatitis types A, B, C, and E in China. In China, the percent changes in years lived with disability (YLDs) due to acute hepatitis A, B, and E in groups aged 50-69 years and 70 years or more and in all age groups for acute hepatitis C were increased from 2000 to 2019. Effective vaccines, interventions, and treatments are key approaches to achieve the WHO's goal of reducing new hepatitis infections by 90% and deaths by 65% between 2016 and 2030.