Number of newly reported* chronic hepatitis C virus infection cases by sex and age — United States, 2020

Number of newly reported* chronic hepatitis C virus infection cases† by sex and age — United States, 2020

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Source: CDC, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.

* During 2020, cases of chronic hepatitis C were either not reportable by law, statute, or regulation; not reported; or otherwise unavailable to CDC from Arizona, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Nevada, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Texas.

† Only confirmed, newly diagnosed, chronic hepatitis C cases are included. For the complete case definition, see Chronic Hepatitis C.

A total of 107,300 newly chronic hepatitis C cases were reported during 2020. A higher number of newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis C were observed among males, compared with females across all age groups. Among both males and females, a bimodal age distribution was observed with infections highest among persons aged 20–39 years (peak: 33 years) and a second apex around 55–70 years (peak: 59 years).

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