Number of new hepatitis B infections Japan FY 2022, by age group

In the fiscal year 2022, approximately 585 people in Japan aged between 70 and 74 years old were newly diagnosed with hepatitis B (HBV) at municipalities. In total, around three thousand new cases of hepatitis B were reported by municipalities. Municipalities in Japan offer periodic hepatitis B and hepatitis C (HCV) examinations for people aged 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, and 70 years old.

在2022财年，日本各地共有约585名70至74岁的老年人被新诊断为乙型肝炎（HBV），由地方政府进行确诊。总计，各地政府报告了约3000例新的乙型肝炎病例。日本各地方政府为40岁、45岁、50岁、55岁、60岁、65岁及70岁的民众提供定期的乙型肝炎及丙型肝炎（HCV）检查。