Viral hepatitis is a global public health problem, taking a heavy toll on lives, communities and health systems. Each year, 1.4 million people die of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer associated with viral hepatitis. However, a large proportion of the infected population is unaware of their condition. In the WHO European Region alone, around 171 000 people die each year from viral hepatitis; more than 13 million people in the Region live with a chronic hepatitis B virus infection, and more than 15 million with a chronic hepatitis C virus infection. 2/3 of those infected live in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Aim: to analyze the structure, dynamics, age-specific features of the incidence of viral hepatitis (VH) in Russia. Methods: the data of form No. 2 of Rosstat for 2015–2021 were analyzed in dynamics, the incidence rates of VH were calculated per 100,000 population, including for different age groups, in urban and rural residents, the relative risk of the disease in urban residents compared to rural (RRur). Results. In the structure of VH, the proportion of unclassified VH is decreasing, which may be associated with both improved laboratory diagnosis of VH, and an improvement in the epidemic situation for HGV. The incidence of HAV decreased from 4.4 to 1.5 per 100 000. In 2015–2021 incidence of HAV in children sion due to the difficulty in the transmission of hepatitis B and C. The highest mortality rate (1.0%) is in acute hepatitis B.