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Prevalence Statistics for Types of Liver conditions

Prevalence Statistics for Types of Liver conditions

The information below shows a list of types of Liver conditions, with information as to the prevalence of each of these types. Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.

Disease	Prevalence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Liver conditions (overall)	approx 1 in 679 or 0.15% or 400,000 people in USA	400,000	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)
Liver cancer	N/A	N/A	No information
Primary biliary cirrhosis	approx 1 in 29,462 or 0.00% or 9,231 people in USA	9,231	9,232 people in the USA 1996 1
Autoimmune Hepatitis	approx 1 in 235,294 or 0.00% or 1,156 people in USA	1,156	1,156 people in the USA 1996 1
Chronic liver disease	approx 1 in 679 or 0.15% or 400,000 people in USA	400,000	400,000 people
Cirrhosis of the liver	approx 1 in 679 or 0.15% or 400,000 people in USA	400,000	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)
Hepatitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Viral Hepatitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Hepatitis A	N/A	N/A	No information
Hepatitis B	approx 1 in 181 or 0.55% or 1.5 million people in USA	1,499,999	estimated 1.5 million HBV carriers in the U.S. (NWHIC); 417,000 people currently infected (CDC 2001)
Chronic Hepatitis B	approx 1 in 362 or 0.28% or 750,000 people in USA	749,999	750,000 people in the United States (NIAID)
Hepatitis C	approx 1 in 136 or 0.74% or 2 million people in USA	1,999,999	estimated 2 to 5 million HCV chronic carriers
Chronic Hepatitis C	approx 1 in 68 or 1.47% or 4 million people in USA	3,999,999	Almost 4 million Americans have antibodies indicating infection or prior exposure (NIDDK).
Hepatitis D	N/A	N/A	No information
Hepatitis E	N/A	N/A	No information
Hepatitis X	N/A	N/A	No information
Liver failure	N/A	N/A	No information
Jaundice	N/A	N/A	No information
Neonatal Jaundice	N/A	N/A	No information
Hepatoma	N/A	N/A	No information
liver cancer	N/A	N/A	No information
Liver abscess	N/A	N/A	No information
Alcoholic liver disease	approx 1 in 136 or 0.74% or 2 million people in USA	1,999,999	More than 2 million Americans (NIAAA)
Hemochromatosis	approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA	999,999	more than 1 million Americans (CDC); 5 per 1000 in Caucasians (NIDDK); 1-in-200 to 1-in-300
Wilson's Disease	approx 1 in 30,000 or 0.00% or 9,066 people in USA	9,066	approximately 1 per 30,000 people suffer from Wilson disease, Genetics Home Reference website
Portal hypertension	N/A	N/A	No information
Primary sclerosing cholangitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Sarcoidosis	approx 1 in 5,000 or 0.02% or 54,400 people in USA	54,399	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
Tapeworms	N/A	N/A	No information
Alveolar Hydatid Disease	N/A	N/A	No information
Fascioliasis	N/A	N/A	No information
Schistosomiasis	N/A	N/A	No information
Gaucher Disease	approx 1 in 50,000 or 0.00% or 5,440 people in USA	5,440	1 per 50,000 - 100,000 people are affected by Gaucher disease, Genetics Home Reference website
Zellweger Syndrome	N/A	N/A	rare
Alcoholism	approx 1 in 18 or 5.55% or 15.1 million people in USA	15,100,000	estimated 15.1 million people: 15.1 million alcohol-abusing or alcohol-dependent individuals and 4.6 million are women (NWHIC); nearly 14 million Americans (NIAAA)

Prevalence Statistics for Liver conditions

Prevalance of Liver conditions:

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]

Types of Liver conditions

For more information about types of Liver conditions, refer to our section on types of Liver conditions.

About prevalence:

The medical term 'prevalence' of Liver conditions usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Liver conditions at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Liver conditions is called the 'incidence'. For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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

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