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Arizona Department of Health Services
Hepatitis Program: Data and Statistics
Around the globe…
* Health experts estimate 180 million people have chronic hepatitis C worldwide.
The hepatitis C virus was not discovered until 1989. A test to detect the virus in the blood was not developed until 1992.
In the
* Hepatitis C infection is the most common chronic blood borne infection in the
Approximately 4.1 million persons, or 1.6% of the total
* Of persons infected with hepatitis C
85% will remain infected for life; of those:
60 - 70% will develop chronic liver disease
10 – 20% will develop cirrhosis (scarring of the liver)
1 – 5% will develop liver cancer
* Liver failure from chronic hepatitis C is one of the most common reasons for liver transplants.
* In 2005, about 6,500 liver transplants were performed in the
* The number of liver transplants performed per year has been increasing steadily for more than 15 years.
* Chronic liver disease is the tenth leading cause of death among adults in the
*40% of deaths from chronic liver disease can be attributed to hepatitis C.
*The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts that deaths due to hepatitis C will double or triple in the next 15 to 20 years.
* From year 2010 through 2019, direct medical costs of HCV-related liver disease are projected to reach $10.7 billion.
In
* The reporting of hepatitis C by physicians and clinical laboratories began in April 1997, and a registry of infections in
* It is estimated that at least 100,000 people are infected with hepatitis C, nearly half of whom are unaware of their infection.
* As many as 85,000 of Arizonans infected with hepatitis C will be infected for life.
Most HCV-infected Arizonans are 35-54 years old.
* In 1998, $38.5 million was spent on hepatitis C treatment in
Please note: Data are provisional and subject to change as new reports are received.
Total HCV Reports by Year,
Total HCV Reports by Age Group, Arizona, 1998-2006
From a report published by the AZ Department of Health Services:
http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/oids/hepc/stats.htm
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