The Viral Hepatitis Mapping Project aims to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of viral hepatitis in Australia. The data and analysis can be used to inform targeted awareness and intervention campaigns localised to suit the needs of people living with viral hepatitis and those providing services to them. The Project is a joint initiative of the
WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis Epidemiology, The Doherty Institute and
ASHM, funded by the
Australian Government Department of Health.
Viral Hepatitis Mapping Project: National Report 2017
Geographic diversity in chronic hepatitis B and C prevalence, management and treatment
This National Report (published in 2019, reporting on data through to the end of 2017) contains updated estimates of chronic hepatitis B and C prevalence, management and treatment at a state and territory, Primary Health Network (PHN), and Statistical Area 3 level.
This report forms the baseline for assessing Australia’s progress towards meeting the targets set out in the Third National Hepatitis B Strategy and Fifth National Hepatitis C Strategy, which cover the period 2018-2022 and set out clear indicators for progress towards eliminating the impact of viral hepatitis. This year the report contains newly revised region-specific estimates of CHB prevalence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
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Estimates of geographic diversity in chronic hepatitis B prevalence, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment
The First National Hepatitis C Mapping Project Report contains estimates for 2016 on the prevalence, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of hepatitis C at the SA3, Primary Health Network and State/Territory level. For the first time, maps illustrating the geographical diversity of CHC prevalence and treatment are included in the report. These highlight local areas where improvements in engagement in care can be made.
These estimates can be used to judge the progress Australia has made towards the National Hepatitis C Strategy 2014-2017 targets, as well as the WHO Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis 2016-2021.
Download the First National Hepatitis C Mapping Report
Download the supplementary data
Download the National Hepatitis C Strategy 2014-17
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Estimates of geographic diversity in chronic hepatitis B prevalence, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment
The Fourth National Hepatitis B Mapping Report contains updated estimates for 2016 on the prevalence, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of hepatitis B at the SA3, Primary Health Network and State/Territory level. For the first time, maps illustrating the geographical diversity of CHB prevalence and treatment are included in the report. These highlight local areas where improvements in engagement in care can be made.
These estimates can be used to assess the progress Australia has made towards the National Hepatitis B Strategy 2014-2017 targets, as well as the WHO Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis 2016-2021.
Download the Fourth National Hepatitis B Mapping Report
Download the supplementary data
Download the National Hepatitis B Strategy 2014-17
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Estimates of chronic hepatitis B prevalence, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment by Primary Health Networks
The Second National Hepatitis B Mapping Report used national datasets to indicate the current level of diagnosis, monitoring and treatment, as well as vaccination rates and outcomes of infection.
The report serves as a benchmark against which progress in achieving the National Hepatitis B Strategy 2014-2017 targets and priorities can be assessed. It provides detailed information at a national, state/territory and local area level.
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The First National Hepatitis B Mapping Report outlines the comprehensive mapping phase of the project, which identifies priority Medicare Locals based on CHB burden along with the major communities affected in each of these areas as gleaned from the 2011 Census.
The report presents the number of people living with CHB in each Medicare Local and the proportion of the population that number represents; what proportion of people living with CHB in each Medicare Local were born overseas or are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; how many speak little or no English; and the geographic breakdown within Medicare Locals according to constituent Local Government Areas (LGAs).
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Around 233,947 people were estimated to be living with CHB in Australia in 2017, approximately 1.0% of the population. In Australia, people born overseas in intermediate or high prevalence countries and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are disproportionately affected by CHB. Due to these epidemiological determinants, CHB is not evenly distributed geographically in Australia with wide variation by area.
Around 227,306 people were estimated to be living with CHC in Australia in 2016, approximately 0.94% of the population. Treatment for hepatitis C has undergone a revolution in recent years, with highly effective, short-duration, and well tolerated curative treatments now available and subsidised in Australia for all adults living with hepatitis C.
Enhancing access to treatment and care, a priority action in both the National Hepatitis B Strategy and National Hepatitis C Strategy, relies on people receiving information, being diagnosed, and being able to access treatment in their communities.
Localised priority-setting is a key objective of recent healthcare reform in Australia. The geographic mapping of the burden of diseases such as CHB and CHC allows for the prioritisation of health interventions and improvement of local service delivery in areas of the greatest need.
The geographically uneven distribution of CHB and CHC present the opportunity to engage with, and improve awareness within, affected communities through the targeting of high prevalence areas.
Additionally, identifying areas where access to appropriate diagnosis and treatment is lowest relative to the estimated prevalence of CHB and CHC – and incidence of liver cancer – provides the opportunity to prioritise interventions and local service delivery.
This report will be updated annually, to reflect both the shifting epidemiology of CHB and CHC in Australia and evaluate the impact of public health and clinical service interventions on increasing access to diagnosis and treatment at a population level over time.
The WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis Epidemiology, The Doherty Institute, and ASHM are working in partnership to produce a comprehensive understanding of the epidemiology of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in Australia. The Hepatitis B Mapping Project commenced in 2012 while the Hepatitis C Mapping Project commenced in 2017. The Viral Hepatitis Mapping Project is funded by the Australian Department of Health.
