New York State Department of Health Chronic Hepatitis B Surveillance Summary 2004-2009

Explanation of Data Included in this Report:

This summary includes all confirmed chronic hepatitis B cases (excluding New York City) reported to the New York State Department of Health Chronic Hepatitis Disease Registry with a case year of 2004-2009 by Local Health Departments. The data presented in this summary should be interpreted with caution. These data do not represent incidence or prevalence of chronic hepatitis B in New York State. The data in the Chronic Hepatitis Disease Registry are dynamic: as new information becomes available for persons reported to the disease registry, the case information may change; the case status of the disease report may change based on new information or corrections to reported information. Therefore, year to year aggregate case counts and data elements may change over time. The data presented in this report are preliminary through December 31, 2010.

Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (Chbv) Registry Data (Excluding New York State Department of Corrections Inmates)

Table 1: Confirmed cHBV Statewide by Report Year

Report Year Case Count
2004 2112
2005 1397
2006 1287
2007 1083
2008 849
2009 616
Total 7344

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

Age Group Male Female Total
N % N % N %
< 1 2 0.05 5 0.16 7 0.1
1-4 14 0.34 28 0.88 42 0.57
5-9 43 1.03 35 1.10 78 1.06
10-14 72 1.73 45 1.42 117 1.60
15-19 152 3.66 135 4.25 287 3.91
20-29 504 12.12 720 22.68 1224 16.69
30-39 951 22.88 982 30.93 1933 26.36
40-49 1232 29.64 606 19.09 1838 25.07
50-59 758 18.23 360 11.34 1118 15.25
>60 429 10.32 259 8.16 688 9.38
Total 4157 100 3175 100 7332 100
  • * Missing age or gender=12

Table 3: Confirmed cHBV Statewide by Race* (N=5216)

Race Case Count %
White 1408 27
Black 1389 27
American Indian/Alaskan Native 20 0
Asian/Pacific Islander 2170 42
Other 229 4
  • * Missing race=2128