QuickStats: **Death Rates from Viral Hepatitis Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years,* by Age Group and Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1999–2011**

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January 2, 2015 / 63(51);1230-1230

The figure above is a line graph showing that from 1999 to 2011, the death rate for viral hepatitis as the underlying or contributing cause of death among those aged 45-64 years increased 2.2 times among men (from 11.9 to 26.5 per 100,000 population) and 2.3 times among women (from 3.7 to 8.4 per 100,000 population). The death rate decreased 60% among men aged 18-44 years; among women aged 18-44 years, the death rate did not change from 1999 to 2002, and then decreased 46% from 2003 to 2011. For men aged ≥65 years, the death rate did not change from 1999 to 2003, and then increased 40% from 2004 to 2011. For women aged ≥65 years, the rate did not change from 1999 to 2011.

* Deaths from viral hepatitis include underlying and contributing causes coded as B15–B19 in the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision.

From 1999 to 2011, the death rate for viral hepatitis as the underlying or contributing cause of death among those aged 45–64 years increased 2.2 times among men (from 11.9 to 26.5 per 100,000 population) and 2.3 times among women (from 3.7 to 8.4 per 100,000 population). The death rate decreased 60% among men aged 18–44 years; among women aged 18–44 years the death rate did not change from 1999 to 2002 and then decreased 46% from 2003 to 2011. For men aged ≥65 years the death rate did not change from 1999 to 2003 and then increased 40% from 2004 to 2011. For women aged ≥65 years the rate did not change from 1999 to 2011.

Sources: CDC. National Vital Statistics System. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss.htm.

CDC. Health Data Interactive. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hdi.htm.

Reported by: Yelena Gorina, ygorina@cdc.gov, 301-458-4241.

Alternate Text: The figure above is a line graph showing that from 1999 to 2011, the death rate for viral hepatitis as the underlying or contributing cause of death among those aged 45-64 years increased 2.2 times among men (from 11.9 to 26.5 per 100,000 population) and 2.3 times among women (from 3.7 to 8.4 per 100,000 population). The death rate decreased 60% among men aged 18-44 years; among women aged 18-44 years, the death rate did not change from 1999 to 2002, and then decreased 46% from 2003 to 2011. For men aged ≥65 years, the death rate did not change from 1999 to 2003, and then increased 40% from 2004 to 2011. For women aged ≥65 years, the rate did not change from 1999 to 2011.