Table 1 HBeAg prevalence among HBsAg-positive females %, 1990

Asia Pacific (high income)

74.34

53.09

42.68

32.48

20.40

14.59

15.57

19.26

21.93

22.81

Central Asia

70.04

48.51

36.09

27.52

18.54

14.15

13.25

14.02

15.10

15.56

East Asia

77.80

54.51

40.75

31.04

20.98

16.14

15.03

15.54

16.40

16.82

South Asia

60.55

44.70

33.66

25.61

17.29

13.36

12.54

13.13

14.05

14.46

South East Asia

80.74

55.19

40.39

30.58

20.71

16.04

14.98

15.49

16.39

16.84

Australasia

73.62

51.92

38.12

29.13

20.47

16.31

14.48

13.44

12.63

12.24

Caribbean

68.01

49.09

36.29

27.51

18.64

14.44

13.42

13.83

14.58

14.93

Central Europe

69.54

48.56

36.01

27.46

18.58

14.34

13.50

14.16

15.19

15.67

Eastern Europe

68.35

48.91

36.17

27.46

18.67

14.42

13.37

13.78

14.54

14.90

Western Europe

73.83

49.50

35.82

27.34

18.68

14.53

13.70

14.49

15.59

16.03

Andean LA

68.65

49.11

36.35

27.58

18.74

14.47

13.47

13.97

14.79

15.16

Central LA

68.75

49.15

36.32

27.63

18.79

14.52

13.53

13.99

14.78

15.16

Southern LA

74.81

52.23

38.47

29.23

19.89

15.40

14.31

14.76

15.63

16.09

Tropical LA

67.93

49.20

36.25

27.58

19.03

15.00

13.60

13.26

13.19

13.16

North Africa and Middle East

56.03

41.05

31.32

23.94

16.34

12.71

12.08

12.92

14.05

14.57

North America (high income)

67.08

48.79

36.71

28.07

19.03

14.49

13.49

14.11

15.12

15.63

Oceania

90.59

61.98

43.30

32.14

21.17

16.05

14.95

15.63

16.63

17.08

Central Sub-Saharan Africa

64.19

45.64

33.91

25.80

17.55

13.58

12.61

13.00

13.84

14.28

East Sub-Saharan Africa

70.19

48.90

35.82

26.93

18.02

13.86

12.83

13.29

14.13

14.52

Southern Sub-Saharan Africa

61.79

40.84

30.30

24.05

17.30

13.63

12.69

13.10

13.83

14.16

West Sub-Saharan Africa

55.57

42.20

33.70

26.10

17.80

13.70

12.70

13.23

14.05

14.40