Nine million Pakistanis live with Hepatitis C, data show
National Assembly figures put about nine million people with the virus, over 88,000 new infections in 2024, and roughly 48,000 hepatitis deaths each year.
The health ministry told the National Assembly Pakistan has the largest Hepatitis C caseload worldwide.
WHO estimates cited put about nine million with Hepatitis C and over 3.86 million with Hepatitis B.
Hepatitis is linked to about 48,000 deaths a year; more than 88,000 new Hepatitis C infections were logged in 2024.
Officials also cited 32.4 million people with mental health disorders and over 417,000 estimated to be living with HIV.