Increase the proportion of adults who no longer have hepatitis — IID‑14 - Healthy People 2030

Status: Improving

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Most Recent Data:
57.8 percent (2017-20)

Target:
80.0 percent ¹

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
42.8 percent of adults aged 18 years and over who were ever infected with hepatitis C had cleared the infection in 2013-16 ²

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Increase the proportion of adults who have cleared hepatitis C infection

Target-Setting Method

Maintain consistency with national programs, regulations, policies, or laws

Data Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS

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Summary

New treatments can cure hepatitis C in most people. When chronic hepatitis C isn’t treated, it can cause liver disease, cirrhosis, liver cancer, and death. Making sure people get the treatment they need is key to helping more people recover from hepatitis C.

Topics: Infectious Disease, Sexually Transmitted Infections

Workgroup: Immunization and Infectious Diseases Workgroup

1. Target has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

2. Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

Increase the proportion of adults who no longer have hepatitis — IID‑14

Status: Improving

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