Global, regional, and national burdens of liver disease due to hepatitis B in women of childbearing age, 1990 to 2021: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study

The global rates of incidence, prevalence, and mortality of liver disease due to hepatitis B in women of childbearing age decreased between 1990 and 2021. An unfavorably increasing trend in the incidence rate, prevalence rate, and/or mortality rate of liver disease due to hepatitis B in women of childbearing age was observed in several countries, such as Denmark, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine. Thus, comprehensive strategies of screening, treatment, and/or vaccination services are important for reducing vertical transmission, horizontal transmission, and total disease burden of hepatitis B in women of childbearing age.