Slide 4.2. Incidence of acute hepatitis C, by age group — United States, 1992–2009

Figure 4.2. From 1992 through 2002, incidence rates for acute hepatitis C decreased for all age groups (excluding the 0–19 year age group); rates remained fairly constant from 2002 through 2009. In 2009, rates were highest among persons aged 20–29 years (0.7 cases per 100,000 population) and lowest among persons ≥60 years of age (0.04 cases per 100,000 population).