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Death Statistics for Types of Chronic liver disease

Deaths and Chronic liver disease:

This section presents information about the death rate statistics for the various types of Chronic liver disease.

Death Statistics for Types of Chronic liver disease

Disease

Death Rate Estimate

US deaths estimate

Statistic Used for Calculation

Chronic liver disease (overall) approx 1 in 10,358 or 0.01% or 26,259 people in USA 26,259 400,000 people
Cirrhosis of the Liver approx 1 in 679 or 0.15% or 400,000 people in USA 400,000 people in the USA 1976-80 for "chronic liver disease and cirrhosis" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994) 400,000 people in the USA 1976-80 for "chronic liver disease and cirrhosis" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Alcoholic liver disease approx 1 in 136 or 0.74% or 2 million people in USA More than 2 million Americans (NIAAA) More than 2 million Americans (NIAAA)
Chronic Hepatitis C approx 1 in 68 or 1.47% or 4 million people in USA Almost 4 million Americans have antibodies indicating infection or prior exposure (NIDDK). Almost 4 million Americans have antibodies indicating infection or prior exposure (NIDDK).
Chronic Hepatitis B N/A N/A 750,000 people in the United States (NIAID)
Autoimmune Hepatitis N/A N/A 1,156 people in the USA 1996 1
Liver failure unavailable No information
Portal hypertension N/A N/A No information
Hemochromatosis approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA more than 1 million Americans (CDC); 5 per 1000 in Caucasians (NIDDK); 1-in-200 to 1-in-300 more than 1 million Americans (CDC); 5 per 1000 in Caucasians (NIDDK); 1-in-200 to 1-in-300
Wilson's Disease N/A N/A approximately 1 per 30,000 people suffer from Wilson disease, Genetics Home Reference website
Gaucher Disease N/A N/A 1 per 50,000 - 100,000 people are affected by Gaucher disease, Genetics Home Reference website
Liver cancer unavailable No information
Hepatoma N/A N/A No information
Primary biliary cirrhosis N/A N/A 9,232 people in the USA 1996 1
Primary sclerosing cholangitis N/A N/A No information
Sarcoidosis approx 1 in 5,000 or 0.02% or 54,400 people in USA 20 per 100,000 overall; 5 in 100,000 white people; 40 out of 100,000 black people; Scandinavia 64 out of 100,000 people 20 per 100,000 overall; 5 in 100,000 white people; 40 out of 100,000 black people; Scandinavia 64 out of 100,000 people
Zellweger Syndrome N/A N/A rare

Death Statistics for Chronic liver disease

Deaths and Chronic liver disease:

26,259 annual deaths from chronic liver disease and cirrhosis in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)

Deaths Rate:

approx 1 in 10,358 or 0.01% or 26,259 people in USA

Health News Related to Deaths and Chronic liver disease

Medical news summaries about deaths and Chronic liver disease:

The following medical news items are relevant to deaths and Chronic liver disease:

Types of Chronic liver disease

For more information about types of Chronic liver disease, refer to our section on types of Chronic liver disease. See also more information on death information for Chronic liver disease.

Footnotes:
1. Rose and Mackay, 1998, The Autoimmune Diseases, Third Edition


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