2011 — Viral Hepatitis, ICD-10 code B-15-B19 (death rate 2.5 per 100K), esp. DC (7.1) –7,850
–7,850 CDC Wonder, ICD-10[1] code B15-B-19, Viral Hepatitis. Death Rate per 100,000 = 2.5
Alabama 97 2.0
Alaska 21 2.9 Yellow highlighting denotes above average death rate.
Arizona 221 3.4
Arkansas 74 2.5
California 1,311 3.5
Colorado 112 2.2
Connecticut 57 1.6
Delaware 33 3.6
District of Columbia 44 7.1
Florida 610 3.2
Georgia 176 1.8
Hawaii 41 3.0
Idaho 35 2.2
Illinois 144 1.1
Indiana 128 2.0
Iowa 41 1.3
Kansas 52 1.8
Kentucky 101 2.3
Louisiana 115 2.5
Maine 19 1.4
Maryland 131 2.2
Massachusetts 125 1.9
Michigan 212 2.1
Minnesota 62 1.2
Mississippi 66 2.2
Missouri 151 2.5
Montana 29 2.9
Nebraska 36 2.0
Nevada 97 3.6
New Hampshire 19 1.4
New Jersey 185 2.1
New Mexico 75 3.6
New York 520 2.7
North Carolina 207 2.1
Ohio 233 2.0
Oklahoma 122 3.2
Oregon 186 4.8
Pennsylvania 244 1.9
Rhode Island 24 2.3
South Carolina 110 2.4
South Dakota 16 1.9
Tennessee 281 4.4
Texas 677 2.6
Utah 42 1.5
Vermont 14 2.2
Virginia 133 1.6
Washington 240 3.5
West Virginia 53 2.9
Wisconsin 66 1.2
Wyoming 10 1.8
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.