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Local Data: Kansas

There are approximately 14,600 people living with Hepatitis C in Kansas.

Kansas Highlights

Estimated Prevalence of Hepatitis C

Estimated number of people living with Hepatitis C, 2013-2016:

14,600

Estimated rate of people living with Hepatitis C (per 100,000), 2013-2016:

670

Estimated percentage of people living with Hepatitis C, by sex, 2013-2016:

68.3% Male | 31.7% Female

Estimated percentage of people living with Hepatitis C, by race, 2013-2016:

14.3% Black | 85.7% Non-Black

Estimated percentage of people living with Hepatitis C, by age, 2013-2016:

2.2% Less than 50 | 71.2% 50-74 (Baby Boomer) | 26.6% 75 and above

Hepatitis C Mortality

Number of deaths related to Hepatitis C, 2017:

141

Rate of deaths related to Hepatitis C (per 100,000), 2017:

5

Change in Hepatitis C-related Mortality, 2013-2017

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 100 150 200 115 126 141 148 141

Geographic Comparisons

Estimated Rate of Hepatitis C, 2013-2016

Infection Rate per 100,000 population 670.0 747.0 926.5
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Rate of Deaths Related to Hepatitis C, 2017

Mortality Rate per 100,000 population 5.0 3.6 5.3
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Sex Comparisons

Estimated Percentage of People Living with Hepatitis C, by Sex, 2013-2016

20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 68.3% 31.7%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of Deaths Related to Hepatitis C, by Sex, 2017

20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 70.9% 29.1%
  • Male
  • Female
  • Data suppressed or not available

Race Comparisons

Estimated Percentage of People Living with Hepatitis C, by Race, 2013-2016

20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 14.3% 85.7%
  • Black
  • Non-Black

Percent of Deaths Related to Hepatitis C, by Race, 2017

20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 76.6% 12.1% 11.3%
  • White
  • Black
  • American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, or Hispanic/Latinx
  • Data suppressed or not available

Age Comparisons

Kansas Population, 2017

6.6% 65.7% 27.7%
  • Less than 50
  • 50-74 (Baby Boomer)
  • 75 and above

Estimated Percentage of People Living with Hepatitis C, by Age, 2013-2016

26.6% 2.2% 71.2%
  • Less than 50
  • 50-74 (Baby Boomer)
  • 75 and above

Percent of Deaths Related to Hepatitis C, by Age, 2017

85.8% 14.2%
  • Less than 50
  • 50-74 (Baby Boomer)
  • 75 and above
  • Data suppressed or not available

Opioid Indicators

Opioid prescription rate, 2017

69.7

Pain Reliever Misuse Percent, 2015-2016

4.7

Narcotic Overdose Mortality Rate, 2013-2016

11.6

Social Determinants of Health, 2016

High School Education

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2016 90.5 90.2 87.5
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Income Inequality

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2016 0.455 0.465 0.481
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Living in Poverty

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2016 12.2 13.2 14.0
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Median Household Income

Median Household Income, 2016 54,828 55,712 59,039
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Uninsured

Percent of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 2016 9.9 7.4 8.6
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

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