Table 2.3 Number and rate* of deaths with hepatitis A listed as a cause of death†, by demographic characteristic and year — United States, 2007–2011

 

Demographic characterisic		2007		2008		2009		2010		2011
		No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate
Age Group (years)	0–34	6	0.00	0	0.00	1	0.00	3	0.00	0	0.00
	35–44	3	0.01	1	0.00	1	0.00	7	0.02	1	0.00
	45–54	21	0.05	23	0.05	14	0.03	25	0.06	11	0.02
	55–64	20	0.06	24	0.07	22	0.06	34	0.09	16	0.04
	65–74	14	0.07	12	0.06	12	0.06	10	0.05	12	0.05
	≥75	21	0.11	23	0.12	32	0.17	16	0.09	29	0.15
Race	White§	70	0.03	63	0.02	68	0.02
	Black¶	14	0.04	13	0.04	13	0.04
	Non-White, non-Black**	1	0.01	7	0.04	1	0.00
Race/ Ethnicity	White, non- Hispanic							65	0.03	44	0.02
	Black, non- Hispanic							15	0.04	10	0.03
	Hispanic							12	0.03	6	0.02
	Asian/Pacific Islander							2	0.02	8	0.06
	American Indian/Alaskan Native							1	0.05	1	0.04
Sex	Male	61	0.04	51	0.03	50	0.03	73	0.05	37	0.02
	Female	24	0.01	32	0.02	32	0.02	22	0.01	32	0.02
Overall		85	0.03	83	0.02	82	0.02	95	0.03	69	0.02

* Rates for race, sex, and overall total are age-adjusted per 100,000 U.S. standard population.
†Cause of death is defined as the underlying cause of death or one of the multiple causes of death and is based on the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) codes B15 (hepatitis A).
§Included white, non-Hispanic and white Hispanic.
¶Included black, non-Hispanic and black Hispanic.
**Included all other racial/ethnic groups.

Source: CDC. National Vital Statistics System.