New York State Department of Health Chronic Hepatitis C Surveillance Summary 2001-2006

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

The data presented in this summary should be interpreted with caution. These data do not represent incidence or prevalence of chronic hepatitis C 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 January 2001-December 2006. 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 March 6, 2007.

Table 1: Confirmed cHCV Statewide by Report Year

Report Year Case Count
2001 3451
2002 4548
2003 5726
2004 6727
2005 6462
2006 7119
Total 34033

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

Age Group Male Female Total
N % N % N %
< 2 9 0.05 14 0.05 23 0.1
2-5 6 0.05 9 0.05 15 0.1
6-10 10 0.05 18 0.05 28 0.1
11-15 26 0.1 24 0.1 50 0.2
16-20 144 0.4 174 0.5 318 0.9
21-30 901 2.7 761 2.3 1662 4.9
31-40 2415 7.2 1758 5.2 4173 12.4
41-50 9013 26.8 4662 13.9 13675 40.6
51-60 7316 21.7 3105 9.2 10421 30.9
>60 1792 5.3 1524 4.5 3316 9.9
Total 21632 64.1 12049 35.9 33681 100.0
  • *n missing age or gender = 352

Table 3: Confirmed cHCV Statewide by Race*

Race Case Count
White 70.7
Black 21.7
American Indian/Alaskan 0.6
Asian/Pacific Islander 1.5
Other 0.03
  • *n missing race n=19,315