2014 — Viral Hepatitis, ICD-10 code B-15-B19, esp. DC & OR (5.3 death rate per 100,000) –8,081
–8,081 CDC Wonder, ICD-10[1] code B15-B-19, Viral Hepatitis.
U.S. Death Rate per 100,000 = 2.5
Alabama 128 2.6 Yellow highlighting denotes above average death rate.
Alaska 36 4.9
Arizona 283 4.2
Arkansas 72 2.4
California 1,358 3.5
Colorado 112 2.1
Connecticut 62 1.7
Delaware 17 1.8
District of Columbia 35 5.3
Florida 605 3.0
Georgia 218 2.2
Hawaii 46 3.2
Idaho 50 3.1
Illinois 179 1.4
Indiana 99 1.5
Iowa 44 1.4
Kansas 73 2.5
Kentucky 106 2.4
Louisiana 132 2.8
Maine 26 2.0
Maryland 123 2.1
Massachusetts 132 2.0
Michigan 192 1.9
Minnesota 80 1.5
Mississippi 79 2.6
Missouri 139 2.3
Montana 22 2.2
Nebraska 31 1.6
Nevada 104 3.7
New Hampshire 35 2.6
New Jersey 158 1.8
New Mexico 69 3.3
New York 501 2.5
North Carolina 207 2.1
Ohio 210 1.8
Oklahoma 171 4.4
Oregon 210 5.3
Pennsylvania 280 2.2
Rhode Island 25 2.4
South Carolina 128 2.7
South Dakota 12 1.4
Tennessee 239 3.7
Texas 619 2.3
Utah 41 1.4
Vermont 16 2.6
Virginia 168 2.0
Washington 269 3.8
West Virginia 44 2.4
Wisconsin 74 1.3
Wyoming 15 2.6
Breakout by Age Group, Deaths, Population and Death Rate per 100,000
Age Group Deaths Population Death Rate
<1 4 3,948,350 0.1
20-24 4 22,912,174 0.0
25-34 57 43,516,504 0.1
35-44 236 40,513,133 0.6
45-54 1,774 43,458,851 4.1
55-64 3,930 40,077,581 9.8
65-74 1,359 26,398,290 5.1
75-84 519 13,682,690 3.8
85+ 197 6,162,231 3.2
Not stated 1 Not applicable
Total 8,081 318,857,056 2.5
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, 2014). Accessed 10-11-2018 at: https://wonder.cdc.gov/controller/datarequest/D140;jsessionid=D6F3D60F3F89D884A44EC296F8625C17
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.