Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection: An up-date of the distribution and circulation of hepatitis C virus genotypes

Table 2 Regional estimates of hepatitis C virus seroprevalence and viraemia

Regions	Anti-HCV prevalence (%)	Viraemic rate (%)
Central Sub-Saharan Africa	6.0	68.5
EastSub-Saharan Africa	2.4	65.0
Southern Sub-Saharan Africa	0.9	69.0
WestSub-Saharan Africa	2.4	79.6
North Africa and Middle East	2.7	68.8
North America, High Income	1.2	75.7
Caribbean	1.5	70.0
Andean Latin America	1.2	70.0
Central Latin America	1.4	75.8
Southern Latin America	1.5	79.5
Tropical Latin America	1.6	80.2
Central Asia	5.8	48.7
East Asia	2.8	63.6
Pacific Asia, High-income	1.1	70.5
South Asia	2.5	78.5
Southeast Asia	1.6	60.5
Australasia	1.8	74.8
Europe, Central	1.3	76.6
Europe, Eastern	3.1	69.6
Europe, Western	0.9	71.0

HCV: Hepatitis C virus.