Viral Hepatitis

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

Morbidity

• Number of new hepatitis A cases: 3,579 (2006)
• New hepatitis A cases per 100,000 population: 1.2 (2006)
• Number of new hepatitis B cases: 4,713 (2006)
• New hepatitis B cases per 100,000 population: 1.6 (2006)

Source: Health, United States, 2008, table 50

 

Mortality

• Number of deaths: 7,250
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 2.4

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2006, tables 10, 11

 

More data

• Data Brief from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• Health Data Interactive