Laboratory Reports, England and Wales, by Sex, 1990 - 2003

	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003*
Male	457	401	376	482	473	424	384	442	574	512	505	416	615	481
Female	159	166	142	140	155	183	178	194	256	223	204	177	260	198
Not known	2	5	13	7	5	5	8	16	13	17	20	15	17	16
TOTAL	618	572	531	629	633	612	570	652	843	752	729	608	892	695

Note: Case Definition - HBsAg positive and Anti-HBc IgM positive with or without recent history of discrete onset jaundice or other symptoms compatible with acute infection.
Last updated: 08 December 2004
*Provisional
Source: Laboratory reports to CDSC