Table 3.5. Number and rate* of deaths with hepatitis B listed as a cause of death†, by demographic characteristic and year — United States, 2006–2010

Demographic characteristic
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate
Age Group
(years)
0–34 48 0.03 62 0.04 44 0.03 39 0.03 48 0.03
35–44 192 0.44 184 0.43 154 0.36 143 0.34 142 0.35
45–54 527 1.22 532 1.21 533 1.20 469 1.05 448 1.00
55–64 442 1.40 546 1.67 523 1.55 547 1.57 610 1.67
65–74 270 1.43 266 1.37 271 1.35 254 1.22 296 1.36
≥75 226 1.23 225 1.21 263 1.40 245 1.30 248 1.34
Race White§ 1,011 0.38 1,081 0.40 1,093 0.40 978 0.35
Black 344 1.01 359 1.03 327 0.92 320 0.87
Non-White, non-Black** 350 2.12 375 2.16 368 2.05 399 2.15
Race/
Ethnicity
White, non-
Hispanic
856 0.34
Black, non-
Hispanic
356 0.94
Hispanic 136 0.43
Asian/Pacific
Islander
421 2.95
American
Indian/Alaskan
Native
17 0.73
Sex Male 1,256 0.85 1,345 0.88 1,315 0.85 1,267 0.80 1,316 0.81
Female 449 0.27 470 0.28 473 0.27 430 0.24 476 0.27
Overall
1,705 0.54 1,815 0.56 1,788 0.54 1,697 0.51 1,792 0.52

* 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 B16, B17.0, B18.0, and B18.1(hepatitis B).
§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.