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Table 4.5. Number and rate* of deaths with hepatitis C listed as a cause of death†, by demographic characteristic and year - United States, 2009-2013
| Demographic characteristic | 2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | ||
|
Age Group (years) |
0–34 | 116 | 0.08 | 117 | 0.08 | 128 | 0.09 | 158 | 0.11 | 121 | 0.08 |
| 35–44 | 828 | 1.99 | 712 | 1.73 | 696 | 1.71 | 622 | 1.54 | 573 | 1.42 | |
| 45–54 | 5,469 | 12.26 | 5,171 | 11.49 | 5,073 | 11.34 | 4,749 | 10.73 | 4,344 | 9.93 | |
| 55–64 | 6,683 | 19.21 | 7,431 | 20.37 | 8,330 | 21.89 | 9,235 | 23.93 | 9,899 | 25.18 | |
| 65–74 | 1,824 | 8.77 | 1,901 | 8.75 | 2,136 | 9.5 | 2,515 | 10.49 | 3,004 | 11.91 | |
| ≥75 | 1,333 | 7.01 | 1,293 | 6.97 | 1,357 | 7.18 | 1,369 | 7.15 | 1,425 | 7.31 | |
| Race | White§ | 12,682 | 4.43 | ||||||||
| Black¶ | 2,908 | 7.80 | |||||||||
| Non-White, non-Black** | 663 | 3.61 | |||||||||
|
Race/ Ethnicity |
White, non- Hispanic |
10,575 | 4.03 | 11,196 | 4.19 | 11,839 | 4.35 | 12,219 | 4.40 | ||
| Black, non- Hispanic |
2,981 | 7.72 | 3,167 | 7.89 | 3,232 | 7.81 | 3,520 | 8.35 | |||
| Hispanic | 2,318 | 6.83 | 2,555 | 7.15 | 2,668 | 7.19 | 2,699 | 6.91 | |||
| Asian/ Pacific Islander |
440 | 3.30 | 455 | 3.14 | 472 | 3.15 | 495 | 3.09 | |||
| American Indian/ Alaskan Native |
248 | 9.90 | 275 | 10.61 | 313 | 11.81 | 324 | 12.22 | |||
| Sex | Male | 11,517 | 6.91 | 11,781 | 6.81 | 12,651 | 7.11 | 13,300 | 7.31 | 13,745 | 7.40 |
| Female | 4,736 | 2.65 | 4,846 | 2.63 | 5,070 | 2.7 | 5,350 | 2.77 | 5,623 | 2.85 | |
Overall |
16,235 | 4.70 | 16,627 | 4.65 | 17,721 | 4.82 | 18,650 | 4.96 | 19,368 | 5.03 | |
* Rates for race, sex, and overall total are age-adjusted per 100,000 U.S. standard population in 2000.
† 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 B17.1, and B18.2 (hepatitis C).
§ Two deaths in 2010, one death in 2011, two deaths in 2012, and two deaths in 2013 are not represented under the age category due to missing age data.
¶ The race category "White" Included white, non-Hispanic and white Hispanic. The race category "Black" included black, non-Hispanic and black Hispanic. The race category "Non-White, non-Black" included all other races.
** The race/ethnicity category was added starting in 2010 to incorporate bridged race categories. 65 deaths in 2010, 73 deaths in 2011, 126 deaths in 2012, and 111 deaths in 2013 are not represented under the race/ethnicity category due to missing race and/or ethnicity data.
