Statistics about Cirrhosis of the liver

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Cirrhosis of the liver:

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Prevalance of Cirrhosis of the liver: 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)

Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 679 or 0.15% or 400,000 people in USA [about data]

Cirrhosis of the liver Prevalence: Book Excerpts

• Causes and incidence - Cirrhosis and fibrosis
• Cirrhosis - epidemiology - Cirrhosis

Death and mortality statistics for Cirrhosis of the liver:

Deaths from Cirrhosis of the liver: 26,050 deaths in the USA 1987 for "chronic liver disease and cirrhosis" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)

Death rate extrapolations for USA for Cirrhosis of the liver: 26,050 per year, 2,170 per month, 500 per week, 71 per day, 2 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 26,050 deaths in the USA 1987 for "chronic liver disease and cirrhosis" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)

Death statistics for Cirrhosis of the liver:

The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and Cirrhosis of the liver:

• 26,259 deaths reported in USA 1999 including 11,958 for alcoholic liver disease (NVSR Sep 2001)
• 27,035 deaths from alcohol related chronic liver disease and cirrhosis each year in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
• 13.2 per 100,000 men died from chronic liver disease or cirrhosis in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
• 6.2 per 100,000 women died from chronic liver disease or cirrhosis in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
• 15.8 per 100,000 Hispanic/Latino people died from chronic liver disease or cirrhosis in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
• 16.9 per 100,000 Asian/Pacific Islander people died from chronic liver disease or cirrhosis in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
• 22.0 per 100,000 people died from chronic liver disease or cirrhosis in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
• 22.6 per 100,000 American Indian or Alaska Native people died from chronic liver disease or cirrhosis in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
• 9.3 per 100,000 black people died from chronic liver disease or cirrhosis in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
• 9.6 per 100,000 white people died from chronic liver disease or cirrhosis in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
• 27,035 people died from chronic liver disease or cirrhosis each year in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
• Death statistics by age for chronic liver disease and cirrhosis in the USA:
  • chronic liver disease and cirrhosis caused 1.0% of deaths for age 25-34 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
  • chronic liver disease and cirrhosis caused 3.7% of deaths for age 35-44 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
  • chronic liver disease and cirrhosis caused 4.2% of deaths for age 45-54 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
  • chronic liver disease and cirrhosis caused 2.4% of deaths for age 55-64 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
  • chronic liver disease and cirrhosis caused 1.2% of deaths for age 65-74 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
• more about deaths...»

Average life years lost for Cirrhosis of the liver: 21.9 years (SEER)¹; 23.3 for chronic liver disease/cirrhosis in North Carolina²; ; 16.3 average YPLL/person for chronic liver disease and cirrhosis in Michigan³.

Society statistics for Cirrhosis of the liver

  Hospitalizations for Cirrhosis of the liver: 300,000 people in the USA 1987 for "chronic liver disease and cirrhosis" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)

Hospitalization statistics for Cirrhosis of the liver:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Cirrhosis of the liver:

• 360,000 hospital charges occurred for chronic liver disease or cirrhosis in the US 2000 (National Hospital Discharge Survey: 2000 Annual Summary, NCHS, CDC)
• 0.033% (4,243) of hospital consultant episodes were for fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 73% of hospital consultant episodes for fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 45% of hospital consultant episodes for fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 55% of hospital consultant episodes for fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 40% of hospital consultant episodes for fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 12.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 59 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 41% of hospital consultant episodes for fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 17% of hospital consultant episodes for fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 21% of hospital consultant episodes for fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.053% (27,992) of hospital bed days were for fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

  Physician office visits for Cirrhosis of the liver: 1 million people in the USA 1985 for "chronic liver disease and cirrhosis" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)

  Disability from Cirrhosis of the liver: 112,000 people in the USA 1983-87 for "chronic liver disease and cirrhosis" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Cirrhosis of the liver. The term 'prevalence' of Cirrhosis of the liver usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Cirrhosis of the liver at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Cirrhosis of the liver refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Cirrhosis of the liver 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.

Footnotes: 1. SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1975-2000, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2. Years of Potential Life Lost in North Carolina, NCMJ March/April 2002, Volume 63, Number 2
3. Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, MDCH, Michigan, USA

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