Chronic Liver Disease or Cirrhosis

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

Health care use

Hospital Inpatient Care

• Number of discharges with chronic liver disease or cirrhosis as the first-listed diagnosis: 112,000

Source: National Hospital Discharge Survey:  2005 Annual Summary with Detailed Diagnosis and Procedure Data, table 45 (see ICD9-CM code 571)

 

Mortality

• Number of deaths: 27,555
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 9.2

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