Table 1 Prevalence of chronic hepatitis B and coverage of expanded program on HBV immunization in Asian countries receiving a high number of travelers [10, 12, 14]
From: Hepatitis B vaccination for international travelers to Asia
Arrival Country | International traveler’s arrivals per year (2014) | Estimated prevalence of chronic hepatitis B infectiona | Estimated HBsAg positive population | Implement of Expanded program of immunization (EPI) for HBV (Year) | Complete HBV vaccination at year 2014 (%) | Population age after EPI deployed at year 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
China | 55,622,000 | 5.49Â % | 74,601,204 | 2000 | 99 | 16 |
Malaysia | 27,437,000 | 0.74Â % | 208,540 | 1989 | 96 | 27 |
Thailand | 24,780,000 | 6.42Â % | 4,260,008 | 1992 | 99 | 24 |
Saudi Arabia | 15,098,000 | 3.18Â % | 866,675 | 1990 | 98 | 26 |
South Korea | 14,202,000 | 4.36Â % | 2,111,914 | 1995 | 99 | 21 |
Japan | 13,413,000 | 1.02Â % | 1,294,431 | No | No | 0 |
Singapore | 11,858,000 | 4.09Â % | 207,943 | 1990 | 97 | 26 |
Indonesia | 9,435,000 | 1.86Â % | 4,468,684 | 1992 | 78 | 24 |
India | 7,703,000 | 1.46Â % | 17,553,389 | 2004 | 70 | 12 |
Vietnam | 7,874,000 | 10.79Â % | 9,607,438 | 2003 | 95 | 13 |
Philippines | 4,833,000 | 4.63Â % | 4,326,212 | 1995 | 79 | 21 |
Cambodia | 4,503,000 | 4.05Â % | 581,596 | 2006 | 97 | 10 |
Jordan | 3,990,000 | 1.86Â % | 119,919 | 1995 | 98 | 18 |
Myanmar | 3,081,000 | 3.40Â % | 1,765,643 | 2003 | 75 | 13 |
Laos | 2,510,000 | 8.74Â % | 558,710 | 2003 | 88 | 13 |