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Diseases » Hepatitis » Deaths
 

Death Statistics for Types of Hepatitis

Deaths and Hepatitis:

This section presents information about the death rate statistics for the various types of Hepatitis.

Death Statistics for Types of Hepatitis

Disease

Death Rate Estimate

US deaths estimate

Statistic Used for Calculation

Viral Hepatitis unavailable No information
Hepatitis A N/A N/A No information
Hepatitis B N/A N/A estimated 1.5 million HBV carriers in the U.S. (NWHIC); 417,000 people currently infected (CDC 2001)
Hepatitis C approx 1 in 136 or 0.74% or 2 million people in USA estimated 2 to 5 million HCV chronic carriers estimated 2 to 5 million HCV chronic carriers
Hepatitis D N/A N/A No information
Hepatitis E N/A N/A No information
Hepatitis X N/A N/A No information
Hepatitis G N/A N/A No information
Acute Hepatitis N/A N/A No information
Chronic Hepatitis N/A N/A No information
Chronic Hepatitis B N/A N/A 750,000 people in the United States (NIAID)
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).
Autoimmune Hepatitis N/A N/A 1,156 people in the USA 1996 1
Secondary Hepatitis N/A N/A No information
Fulminant Hepatitis N/A N/A No information
Occasional hepatitis N/A N/A No information
Severe hepatitis N/A N/A No information

Health News Related to Deaths and Hepatitis

Medical news summaries about deaths and Hepatitis:

The following medical news items are relevant to deaths and Hepatitis:

Types of Hepatitis

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

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


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