2015 — Viral Hepatitis, ICD-10 code B15-B19, esp. DC (6.4 death rate per 100,000) –7,461
–7,461 CDC Wonder, ICD-10[1] code B15-B-19, Viral Hepatitis.
U.S. Death Rate per 100,000 = 2.3
Alabama 96 2.0 Yellow highlighting denotes above average death rate.
Alaska 19 2.6
Arizona 267 3.9
Arkansas 70 2.4
California 1,222 3.1
Colorado 124 2.3
Connecticut 58 1.6
Delaware 12 1.3
District of Columbia 43 6.4
Florida 550 2.7
Georgia 183 1.8
Hawaii 25 1.8
Idaho 49 3.0
Illinois 165 1.3
Indiana 89 1.3
Iowa 44 1.4
Kansas 60 2.1
Kentucky 95 2.1
Louisiana 140 3.0
Maine 19 1.4
Maryland 115 1.9
Massachusetts 128 1.9
Michigan 193 1.9
Minnesota 61 1.1
Mississippi 68 2.3
Missouri 123 2.0
Montana 29 2.8
Nebraska 29 1.5
Nevada 81 2.8
New Hampshire 29 2.2
New Jersey 128 1.4
New Mexico 76 3.7
New York 447 2.3
North Carolina 205 2.0
Ohio 181 1.6
Oklahoma 174 4.5
Oregon 182 4.5
Pennsylvania 296 2.3
Rhode Island 16 1.5
South Carolina 120 2.5
South Dakota 10 1.2
Tennessee 236 3.6
Texas 642 2.3
Utah 48 1.3
Vermont 13 2.1
Virginia 139 1.7
Washington 243 3.4
West Virginia 45 2.4
Wisconsin 69 1.2
Breakout by Age Group, Deaths, Population and Death Rate per 100,000
Age Group Deaths Population Death Rate
<1 1 3,978,038 0.0
5-9 1 20,487,176 0.0
20-24 4 22,739,313 0.0
25-34 47 44,137,202 0.1
35-44 248 40,589,783 0.6
45-54 1,496 43,188,161 3.5
55-64 3,559 40,877,819 8.7
65-74 1,464 27,550,517 5.3
75-84 478 13,923,174 3.4
85+ 163 6,287,161 2.6
Total 7,461 321,418,820 2.3
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, 2015). Accessed 10-11-2018 at:
https://wonder.cdc.gov/controller/datarequest/D140;jsessionid=1D638313EA389D70200EA214F7418A9F
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.