Statistics about Chronic Hepatitis C

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Chronic Hepatitis C:

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Prevalance of Chronic Hepatitis C: Almost 4 million Americans have antibodies indicating infection or prior exposure (NIDDK).

Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 68 or 1.47% or 4 million people in USA [about data]

Prevalance of Chronic Hepatitis C: Almost 4 million Americans, or 1.8 percent of the U.S. population, have antibody to HCV (anti-HCV), indicating ongoing or previous infection with the virus. (Source: excerpt from Chronic Hepatitis C Current Disease Management: NIDDK) ... It is estimated that there are between 2 and 5 million HCV chronic carriers. (Source: excerpt from Hepatitis: NWHIC)

Death and mortality statistics for Chronic Hepatitis C:

Deaths from Chronic Hepatitis C: estimated 8,000 to 10,000 deaths annually in the United States (NIDDK)

Death rate extrapolations for USA for Chronic Hepatitis C: 8,000 per year, 666 per month, 153 per week, 21 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: estimated 8,000 to 10,000 deaths annually in the United States (NIDDK)

Deaths from Chronic Hepatitis C: Hepatitis C causes an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 deaths annually in the United States. (Source: excerpt from Chronic Hepatitis C Current Disease Management: NIDDK)

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Hospitalization statistics for Chronic Hepatitis C:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Chronic Hepatitis C:

• 0.007% (903) of hospital consultant episodes were for chronic hepatitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 88% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic hepatitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 35% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic hepatitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 65% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic hepatitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 21% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic hepatitis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 7.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for chronic hepatitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for chronic hepatitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 47 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for chronic hepatitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 56% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic hepatitis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 8% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic hepatitis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 32% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic hepatitis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.007% (3,829) of hospital bed days were for chronic hepatitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Chronic Hepatitis C. The term 'prevalence' of Chronic Hepatitis C usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Chronic Hepatitis C at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Chronic Hepatitis C refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Chronic Hepatitis C diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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