Status: Getting worse
Most Recent Data:
1.6
cases of acute hepatitis C per 100,000 population
(2021)
Target:
0.1
per 100,000
Desired Direction:
Decrease desired
Baseline:
1.0
cases of acute hepatitis C per 100,000 population were reported in 2017
Reduce the rate of acute hepatitis C
Data Sources: National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS), CDC/CSELS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census
Summary
Tens of thousands of people get acute hepatitis C in the United States every year. Most people who get acute hepatitis C develop chronic hepatitis C, which can lead to liver damage and liver cancer. Screening organ and tissue donations, controlling hepatitis C infections in hospitals, and treating people who have chronic hepatitis C can help reduce the rate of acute hepatitis C nationwide. Providing people who inject drugs with clean needles and syringes can also lower their risk for acute hepatitis C.
