2010 — Viral Hepatitis, ICD-10 code B15-B19 (death rate 2.4 per 100K), esp. OK (4.9) –7,564

–7,564  CDC Wonder, ICD-10[1] code B15-B-19, Viral Hepatitis. Death Rate per 100,000 = 2.4

 

Alabama                     104      2.2

Alaska                          24      3.4       Yellow highlighting denotes above average death rate.

Arizona                       224      3.5

Arkansas                      60      2.1

California                 1,319      3.3

Colorado                     100      2.0

Connecticut                 53      1.5

Delaware                       30      3.6

District of Columbia     24      4.0

Florida                        564      3.0

Georgia                       146      1.5

Hawaii                          40      2.9

Idaho                             42      2.7

Illinois                        143      1.1

Indiana                                      99      1.5

Iowa                              42      1.4

Kansas                          64      2.2

Kentucky                      96      2.2

Louisiana                    107      2.4

Maine                            36      2.7

Maryland                    119      2.1

Massachusetts            135      2.1

Michigan                    219      2.2

Minnesota                     61      1.2

Mississippi                   52      1.8

Missouri                     151      2.5

Montana                        25      2.5

Nebraska                       21      1.1

Nevada                          93      3.4

New Hampshire            16      1.2

New Jersey                 179      2.0

New Mexico                 93      4.5

New York                   508      2.6

North Carolina            203      2.1

Ohio                            206      1.8

Oklahoma                   184      4.9

Oregon                                    179      4.7

Pennsylvania              244      1.9

Rhode Island                 36      3.4

South Carolina            104      2.2

Tennessee                   235      3.7

Texas                          626      2.5

Utah                              38      1.4

Vermont                        20      3.2

Virginia                      123      1.5

Washington                253      3.8

West Virginia               40      2.2

Wisconsin                     56      1.0

Wyoming                      14      2.5

 

Blanchard note: Any state not noted above means that there were fewer than 10 deaths. CDC Wonder does not show listings below 10, nor Puerto Rico.

 

Breakout of 2010 Viral Hepatitis Deaths by Age Group

 

Age Group      Deaths             Population      Death Rate per 100,000

<1                      1                 3,944,153                  0.0

10-14                     1               20,677,194                  0.0

20-24                      8               21,585,999                  0.0

25-34                   51               41,063,948                  0.1

35-44                 342               41,070,606                  0.8

45-54               2,376               45,006,716                  5.3

55-64               3,218               36,482,729                  8.8

65-74                  879               21,713,429                  4.0

75-84                  510               13,061,122                  3.9

85+                178                 5,493,433                  3.2

 

Total               7,564               308,745,538                2.4

 

Narrative Information

 

NIH on Hepatitis (Viral): “Viral hepatitis is an infection that causes liver inflammation and damage. Inflammation is swelling that occurs when tissues of the body become injured or infected. Inflammation can damage organs. Researchers have discovered several different viruses that cause hepatitis, including hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E.

 

“Hepatitis A and hepatitis E typically spread through contact with food or water that has been contaminated by an infected person’s stool. People may also get hepatitis E by eating undercooked pork, deer, or shellfish.

 

“Hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and hepatitis D spread through contact with an infected person’s blood. Hepatitis B and D may also spread through contact with other body fluids. This contact can occur in many ways, including sharing drug needles or having unprotected sex.

 

“The hepatitis A and E viruses typically cause only acute, or short-term, infections. In an acute infection, your body is able to fight off the infection and the virus goes away.

 

The hepatitis B, C, and D viruses can cause acute and chronic, or long-lasting, infections. Chronic hepatitis occurs when your body isn’t able to fight off the hepatitis virus and the virus does not go away. Chronic hepatitis can lead to complications such as cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer. Early diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis can prevent or lower your chances of developing these complications….” (National Institutes of Health. “What Is Viral Hepatitis?” National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, May 2017.)

 

Sources

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File 1999-2016 on  CDC Wonder Online Database, released June 2017. ICD-10 Codes B15-B19 (Viral hepatitis, 2010). Accessed 10-19-2018 at:

https://wonder.cdc.gov/controller/datarequest/D140;jsessionid=DCA4CF080A0D7CA42060121D87FD407C

 

National Institutes of Health. “What Is Viral Hepatitis?” National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, May 2017. Accessed 10-11-2018 at: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/liver-disease/viral-hepatitis/what-is-viral-hepatitis

 

 

[1] ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, a medical classification list by the World Health Organization.