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Local Data: New York

There are approximately 116,000 people living with Hepatitis C in New York.

New York Highlights

Estimated Prevalence of Hepatitis C

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

116,000

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

750

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

68.4% Male | 31.6% Female

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

30.4% Black | 69.6% Non-Black

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

4.4% Less than 50 | 72.3% 50-74 (Baby Boomer) | 23.3% 75 and above

Hepatitis C Mortality

Number of deaths related to Hepatitis C, 2017:

701

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

4

Change in Hepatitis C-related Mortality, 2013-2017

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 700 950 1,200 1,139 1,092 979 789 701

Geographic Comparisons

Estimated Rate of Hepatitis C, 2013-2016

Infection Rate per 100,000 population 750.0 776.6 926.5
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Rate of Deaths Related to Hepatitis C, 2017

Mortality Rate per 100,000 population 4.0 3.9 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% 68.4% 31.6%
  • Male
  • Female

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

20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 70.6% 29.4%
  • 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% 30.4% 69.6%
  • Black
  • Non-Black

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

20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 40.9% 25.4% 28.5% 5.2%
  • White
  • Black
  • American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, or Hispanic/Latinx
  • Data suppressed or not available

Age Comparisons

New York Population, 2017

6.9% 64.0% 29.0%
  • Less than 50
  • 50-74 (Baby Boomer)
  • 75 and above

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

23.3% 4.4% 72.3%
  • Less than 50
  • 50-74 (Baby Boomer)
  • 75 and above

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

13.7% 5.1% 79.5% 1.7%
  • Less than 50
  • 50-74 (Baby Boomer)
  • 75 and above
  • Data suppressed or not available

Opioid Indicators

Opioid prescription rate, 2017

37.8

Pain Reliever Misuse Percent, 2015-2016

3.9

Narcotic Overdose Mortality Rate, 2013-2016

16.2

Social Determinants of Health, 2016

High School Education

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2016 86.3 88.8 87.5
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Income Inequality

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2016 0.513 0.492 0.481
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Living in Poverty

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2016 14.8 12.5 14.0
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Median Household Income

Median Household Income, 2016 62,700 64,974 59,039
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Uninsured

Percent of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 2016 7.1 6.8 8.6
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

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