Historically, the highest rates for Hepatitis A occurred among American Indian/Alaska Natives. However, rates which were over 60 cases per 100,000 before 1995 have decreased dramatically.
- In 2017, American Indians/Alaska Natives were twice as likely to die from viral hepatitis, as compared to non-Hispanic whites.
- In 2018, American Indians/Alaska Natives were 2.7 times more likely to die from hepatitis C than non-Hispanic whites.
VIRAL HEPATITIS
| Death rates for Viral Hepatitis, 2017 (all types) | |||
| *American Indian/Alaska Native | Non-Hispanic White | American Indian/Alaska Native / Non- Hispanic White Ratio | |
| Male | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| Female | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Total | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
Source: CDC 2019. Deaths: Final Data for 2017. National vital statistics reports, vol. 68, no. 9. Table 10.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_09-508.pdf [PDF | 1.76MB]
HEPATITIS A
| Hepatitis A, Acute (Cases per 100,000 population), 2018 | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | Non-Hispanic White | American Indian/Alaska Native / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 0.5 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
CDC 2020. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance — United States, 2018. Table 1.2.
https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/statistics/2018surveillance/pdfs/2018HepSurveillanceRpt.pdf [PDF | 7.76MB]
HEPATITIS B - ACUTE
Adults (Hepatitis B):
| Hepatitis B, Acute (Cases per 100,000 population), 2018 | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | Non-Hispanic White | American Indian/Alaska Native / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
CDC 2020. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance — United States, 2018. Table 2.2.
https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/statistics/2018surveillance/pdfs/2018HepSurveillanceRpt.pdf [PDF | 7.76MB]
HEPATITIS B - CHRONIC
Adults (Chronic Hepatitis B):
| Percentage of reported cases of laboratory-confirmed, chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, 2013-2016 | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | Non-Hispanic White | American Indian/Alaska Native / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 0.3 | 13.5 | 0.02 |
Source: CDC 2018. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance - United States, 2016. Table 3.4.
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/Statistics/2016Surveillance/index.htm
Death Rate (Hepatitis B):
| Rate per 100,000 of Hepatitis-B-Related Deaths, 2018 | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | Non-Hispanic White | American Indian/Alaska Native / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| -- | 0.27 | -- |
CDC 2020. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance — United States, 2018. Table 2.7.
https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/statistics/2018surveillance/pdfs/2018HepSurveillanceRpt.pdf [PDF | 7.76MB]
Immunization of Adolescents (Hepatitis B):
| Percentage adolescents aged 13-17 years, who received 3 doses of the hepatitis B vaccination, 2019 | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | Non-Hispanic White | American Indian/Alaska Native / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 93.5 | 93.8 | 1.0 |
Source: CDC 2018. Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years — United States, 2017. Supplementary Table 1.
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/58073
Immunization of Children (Hepatitis B):
| Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 3 doses hepatitis B (hep B) vaccine, 2017 | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | Non-Hispanic White | American Indian/Alaska Native / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 88.1 | 91.1 | 1.0 |
Source: CDC 2018. Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months — United States, 2017. Supplementary Table 1.
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/59414
HEPATITIS C
| Hepatitis C, Acute (Cases per 100,000 population), 2018 | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | Non-Hispanic White | American Indian/Alaska Native / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 3.6 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
CDC 2020. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance — United States, 2018. Table 3.2.
https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/statistics/2018surveillance/pdfs/2018HepSurveillanceRpt.pdf [PDF | 7.76MB]
HEPATITIS C - CHRONIC
Adults (Chronic Hepatitis C):
| Percentage of reported cases, past or present, of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, 2013-2016 | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | Non-Hispanic White | American Indian/Alaska Native / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 0.0 | 36.4 | 0.00 |
Source: CDC 2018. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance - United States, 2016. Table 4.4.
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/Statistics/2016Surveillance/index.htm
Death Rate (Hepatitis C):
| Rate per 100,000 of Hepatitis-C-Related Deaths, 2018 | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | Non-Hispanic White | American Indian/Alaska Native / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 9.05 | 3.35 | 2.7 |
CDC 2020. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance — United States, 2018. Table 3.7.
https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/statistics/2018surveillance/pdfs/2018HepSurveillanceRpt.pdf [PDF | 7.76MB]
*All data in the above surveys relate to non-Hispanic American Indians/Alaska Natives
Last Edited: 12/31/2020