New York State Chronic Hepatitis B Surveillance Summary - 2001-2004

The data presented in this summary should be interpreted with caution. These data do not represent incidence or prevalence of chronic B hepatitis in New York State, rather the data represent an aggregate of cases reported to the local and state health departments by laboratories and healthcare providers from 2001-2004. New York City data are not included in the NYSDOH chronic hepatitis disease registry. The data are dynamic, and this summary is current as of October 20, 2005.

Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (cHBV) Registry Data - Excluding Inmates

Table 1: Confirmed cHBV Statewide by Report Year

Report Year Case Count
2001 506
2002 352
2003 894
2004 1298
TOTAL <3050

Table 2: Confirmed cHBV Statewide by Age Group and Gender (N=3016)*

Age Group Male Female Total
N % N % N %
*N missing age or gender = 34
< 2 0 0.00 5 0.17 5 0.17
2-5 12 0.40 15 0.50 27 0.90
6-10 12 0.40 12 0.40 24 0.80
11-15 23 0.76 28 0.93 51 1.69
16-20 38 1.26 38 1.26 76 2.52
21-30 159 5.27 294 9.75 453 15.02
31-40 347 11.51 529 17.54 876 29.05
41-50 460 15.25 299 9.91 759 25.17
51-60 311 10.31 151 5.01 462 15.32
>60 195 6.47 88 2.92 283 9.38
Total 1557 51.62 1459 48.38 3016 100.00

Figure 1: Confirmed cHBV Statewide by Race *

Figure 1: Confirmed cHBV Statewide by Race

*N missing race = 1184