Mortality trends among people with hepatitis B and C: a population-based linkage study, 1993-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study evaluated cause-specific mortality trends including liver-related mortality among people with a hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) notification in New South Wales, Australia.

Methods

Notifications 1993-2012 were linked to cause-specific mortality records 1993-2013.

Results

Among 57,929 and 92,474 people with a HBV and HCV notification, 4.8% and 10.0% died since 1997. In early 2010s, 28% and 33% of HBV and HCV deaths were liver-related, 28% and 17% were cancer-related (excluding liver cancer), and 5% and 15% were drug-related, respectively. During 2002-2012, annual HBV-related liver death numbers were relatively stable (53 to 68), while HCV-related liver death numbers increased considerably (111 to 284). Age-standardised HBV-relat

SUBMITTER: Alavi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5944091 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature