Review Article
Hepatitis C Virus in North Africa: An Emerging Threat
Table 1
Prevalence of HCV, development parameters, and genotype distribution in North African countries.
| | | Maghreb region | Nile region | | Countries | Libya | Tunis | Algeria | Morocco | Mauritania | Egypt | Sudan |
| | Population (millions) | 6.42 | 11 | 35 | 32 | 3.5 | 82.5 | 44.6 | Population density (people/km2)
| 04
| 71
| 16
| 76
| 04
| 90
| 22
| | Literacy rate (M; F) | 99.95% (99.97; 99.93) | 98.06% (98.35; 97.76) | 95.59%
(95.65; 95.52) | 83.19%
(90.10; 75.87) | 62.63% (70.04; 54.98) | 91.12%
(93.42; 88.73) | 89.57%
(91.29; 87.81) | | GNI (PPP US$) | 16020 | 3720 | 4420 | 2770 | 2400 | 6120 | 2120 | | HDI (2010–2014) | 0.849 | 0.712 | 0.736 | 0.628 | 0.453 | 0.644 | 0.408 | | Country classification | HI | LMI | LMI | LMI | LI | LMI | LI |
| | Prevalence of HCV genotypes & subtypes | | | | | | | | | 1 | 35% | 67% | 89% | 68% | ? | 5% | 5% | | 1a | 1a | 1a | 1a | 1a | | — | — | | 1b | 1b | 1b | 1b | 1b | | — | — | | 2 | 14.2 | 13% | 9% | 30% | ? | 2% | 3% | | 2a | 2a | 2a | 2a, 2b | 2i, 2k | | — | — | | 3 | 15% | 3% | 1% | — | ? | — | — | | 4 | 29.2% | 21% | 1% | — | ? | 80% | 90% | | 4a | 4a | 4a | 4a | — | | 4a | 4a | | 4k | 4k | 4k | 4c, 4d | — | ? | 4k | — | | | | | | | | | — | | 5 | 0.2% | — | — | — | ? | — | — |
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GNI, gross national income. PPP, purchasing power parity. HDI, human development index. HI, high income. LMI, lower middle income. LI, low income.
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