New York State Chronic Hepatitis B Surveillance Summary - 2001-2005

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 2001-2005. 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 May 25, 2006.

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

Table 1: Confirmed cHBV Statewide by Report Year

Report Year Case Count
2001 545
2002 395
2003 953
2004 1428
2005 575
TOTAL <3896

Table 2: Confirmed cHBV Statewide by Age Group and Gender*

Male Female Total
Age Group N % N % N %
*N missing age or gender = 34
< 2 5 0.1 6 0.2 11 0.3
2-5 16 0.4 22 0.6 38 1.0
6-10 21 0.5 16 0.4 37 0.9
11-15 32 0.8 40 1.0 72 1.8
16-20 58 1.5 75 1.9 133 3.4
21-30 214 5.5 472 12.2 686 17.7
31-40 450 11.7 625 16.2 1075 27.9
41-50 582 15.1 329 8.5 911 23.6
51-60 379 9.8 176 4.6 555 14.4
>60 233 6.0 111 2.9 344 8.9
Total 1990 51.5 1872 48.5 3862 100.0

Figure 1: Confirmed cHBV Statewide by Race*

Percent of Chronic HBV Cases by Race (N=2248)

*N missing race = 1448