3.E.7 Number of hepatitis C cases per 100 thous. population
Sustainable Development Goal
Goal 3. Good health and well-being
Priority
Development of health prevention and rehabilitation and health promotion
Definition
Hepatitis C cases per 100,000 population.
Unit
persons
Available dimensions
total
Methodological explanations
Morbidity is the frequency of new cases of a disease in a studied population.
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). The HCV virus is found in the blood and other tissues of an infected person. Infection occurs through contact with infected blood in the event of a break in the continuity of the tissues, e.g. a puncture, a cut in the skin or mucous membrane, or contact with objects that have been contaminated with infected blood.
