Prevalence and Incidence of Hepatitis C
Prevalance of Hepatitis C:
estimated 2 to 5 million HCV chronic carriers ... see also overview of Hepatitis C.
Prevalance Rate:
approx 1 in 136 or 0.74% or 2 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "estimated 2 to 5 million HCV chronic carriers" -- see also general information about data sources]
Prevalance of types of Hepatitis C:
For details see prevalence of types of Hepatitis C analysis; summary of available prevalence data:
Incidence (annual) of Hepatitis C:
150,000 new cases in the USA 1991 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994) ... see also overview of Hepatitis C.
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 1,813 or 0.06% or 150,000 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "150,000 new cases in the USA 1991 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Hepatitis C:
150,000 per year,
12,500 per month,
2,884 per week,
410 per day,
17 per hour,
0 per minute,
0 per second.
[Source statistic for calculation: "150,000 new cases in the USA 1991 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Prevalance of Hepatitis C:
CDC estimates that nearly 4 million Americans are infected with
hepatitis C, many of whom are not aware of their infection. (Source: excerpt from Microbes in Sickness and in Health - Publications, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: NIAID)
...
It is estimated that there are
between 2 and 5 million HCV chronic carriers. (Source: excerpt from Hepatitis: NWHIC)
Worldwide prevalence of Hepatitis C:
170 million people worldwide with Hepatitis C (Blood Safety Surveillance and Health Care Acquired Infections Division, Health Canada)
Prevelance of Hepatitis C discussion:
Facts About Hepatitis A and C: CDC-OC (Excerpt)
Estimated 35,000180,000 total infections/yearly in United
States; 3,00054,000 (30%) symptomatic infections/yearly;
8,00010,000 deaths annually
(Source: excerpt from Facts About Hepatitis A and C: CDC-OC)
Facts About Hepatitis C: CDC-OC (Excerpt)
During the 1980s, an estimated 230,000 new HCV infections occurred
each year. Since then, the annual number of new infections has declined
by >80% to an estimated 36,000 in 1996. Most of this decline was due
to a decrease in cases among injection drug users.
(Source: excerpt from Facts About Hepatitis C: CDC-OC)
Incidence of Hepatitis C:
150,000 new cases (1991) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
Prevelance statistics for Hepatitis C:
The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Hepatitis C:
- 3% of the population worldwide with Hepatitis C (Blood Safety Surveillance and Health Care Acquired Infections Division, Health Canada)
- 225,000 people have Hepatitis C in Australia 2002 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- more statistics...»
Incidence statistics for Hepatitis C:
The following statistics relate to the incidence of Hepatitis C:
- 3,111 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)
- 16,000 new cases of Hepatitis C occurs annually in Australia 2002 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 2.8 cases of Hepatitis C per 100,000 population was notified in Australia 2002 (Yohannes K, Roche P, Blumer C et al. 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 434 new cases of Hepatitis C was notified in Australia 2002 (Yohannes K, Roche P, Blumer C et al. 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- more statistics...»
Death statistics for Hepatitis C:
The following statistics relate to deaths and Hepatitis C:
- Hepatitis C death statistics by worldwide region:
- About 8,000 deaths from Hepatitis C in Africa 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 7,000 deaths from Hepatitis C in The Americas 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 14,000 deaths from Hepatitis C in South East Asia 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 4,000 deaths from Hepatitis C in Europe 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 5,000 deaths from Hepatitis C in Eastern Mediterranean 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004
- more statistics...»
More Statistics about Hepatitis C:
Deaths and related statistics
All statistics for Hepatitis C
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Hepatitis C usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Hepatitis C at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Hepatitis C refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of 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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