Reported hepatitis b surveillance for South Korea (KOR) — ≈ Stable · 2025 — latest record 2026-11-04
As of 26 October 2026, South Korea has reported 211 Hepatitis B cases in 2026, compiled from figures published by South Korea KDCA and 1 other reporting authority. The full year 2025 closed at 226 cases. 2025 closed 10% below 2024, which is why the trend reads “≈ Stable”.
Of the 24 countries reporting hepatitis b to ENCLAI in 2026, South Korea accounts for 0.1% of reported cases and ranks 10 by case count.
ENCLAI has logged 169 surveillance records for hepatitis b in South Korea in 2026, with the most detailed reporting in Jul 2026 (133 records). 9 of those arrived in the last 30 days; the case counts run to 2026-10-26. 2 distinct surveillance sources reported this pair in 2026.
Reporting authorities for these counts: South Korea KDCA · Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency — Province-Level Surveillance
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| Year | Reported cases | Share of worldwide reports |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | not reported | — |
| 2024 | 250 | 0.9% |
| 2025 | 226 | 0.0% |
| 2026 (year to date) | 211 | 0.1% |
Reporting bounds and case definitions vary; historical baselines are a separate comparison measure. Worldwide share compares this country's reported figure with the sum of all countries reporting hepatitis b to ENCLAI for that year. "Incomplete year" means our sources cover less than ten months of that year, so no full-year figure is shown; "outbreak total to date" is a running total since an outbreak began, not a count for one year.
| Month | Records | Reporting sources |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 6 | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 4 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 4 | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 4 | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 133 | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 3 | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 6 | 1 |
| Oct 2026 | 7 | 1 |
| Nov 2026 | 2 | 1 |
A record is one dated surveillance publication or one row of an official table; a month with many records is a month with detailed reporting, not necessarily more cases. 9 records were logged in the last 30 days.
Areas within South Korea with the most hepatitis b records this year:
| Area | Records |
|---|---|
| Gyeonggi-do | 1 |
| Seoul | 1 |
| Country | 2026 cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| China | 328,749 | |
| United States | 19,931 | ▲ Rising · 2025 |
| Australia | 4,650 | ▲ Rising · 2025 |
| Germany | 2,830 | ▼ Declining · 2025 |
| Poland | 2,827 | ≈ Stable · 2025 |
| Disease | 2026 cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Carbapenem-resistant organism infection | 46,917 | ≈ Stable · 2025 |
| Varicella | 32,970 | ≈ Stable · 2025 |
| Scarlet fever | 11,108 | ▲ Rising · 2025 |
| Mumps | 5,424 | ≈ Stable · 2025 |
| Hepatitis C | 4,933 | ≈ Stable · 2025 |
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