2012 — Viral Hepatitis, ICD-10 code B-15-B19, esp. NM (99), AZ (291), CA (1,387) –8,062
–8,062 CDC Wonder, ICD-10[1] code B15-B-19, Viral Hepatitis.
Death Rate per 100,000 = 2.6
Alabama 100 2.1
Alaska 23 3.1 Yellow highlighting denotes above average death rate.
Arizona 291 4.4
Arkansas 78 2.6
California 1,387 3.6
Colorado 133 2.6
Connecticut 68 1.9
Delaware 22 2.4
District of Columbia 29 4.6
Florida 530 2.7
Georgia 197 2.0
Hawaii 36 2.6
Idaho 48 3.0
Illinois 168 1.3
Indiana 113 1.7
Iowa 49 1.6
Kansas 69 2.4
Kentucky 106 2.4
Louisiana 139 3.0
Maine 25 1.9
Maryland 122 2.1
Massachusetts 120 1.8
Michigan 222 2.2
Minnesota 80 1.5
Mississippi 74 2.5
Missouri 136 2.3
Montana 30 3.0
Nebraska 39 2.1
Nevada 105 3.8
New Hampshire 26 2.0
New Jersey 191 2.2
New Mexico 99 4.8
New York 555 2.8
North Carolina 228 2.3
Ohio 204 1.8
Oklahoma 122 3.2
Oregon 164 4.2
Pennsylvania 263 2.1
Rhode Island 24 2.3
South Carolina 134 2.8
South Dakota 13 1.6
Tennessee 270 4.2
Texas 643 2.5
Utah 42 1.5
Vermont 18 2.9
Virginia 138 1.7
Washington 267 3.9
West Virginia 53 2.9
Wisconsin 46 0.8
Wyoming 14 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, 2012). Accessed 10-11-2018 at:
https://wonder.cdc.gov/controller/datarequest/D140;jsessionid=6D2C9A22A99C981502275B6470D3128D
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.