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Local Data: Virginia

There are approximately 39,900 people living with Hepatitis C in Virginia.

Virginia Highlights

Estimated Prevalence of Hepatitis C

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

39,900

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

620

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

69.6% Male | 30.4% Female

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

36.4% Black | 63.6% Non-Black

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

2.7% Less than 50 | 70.5% 50-74 (Baby Boomer) | 26.8% 75 and above

Hepatitis C Mortality

Number of deaths related to Hepatitis C, 2017:

290

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

3

Change in Hepatitis C-related Mortality, 2013-2017

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 200 300 400 339 335 330 327 290

Geographic Comparisons

Estimated Rate of Hepatitis C, 2013-2016

Infection Rate per 100,000 population 620.0 1,008.2 926.5
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Rate of Deaths Related to Hepatitis C, 2017

Mortality Rate per 100,000 population 3.0 5.9 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% 69.6% 30.4%
  • Male
  • Female

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

20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 77.9% 22.1%
  • 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% 36.4% 63.6%
  • Black
  • Non-Black

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

20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 59.7% 33.1% 3.4% 3.8%
  • White
  • Black
  • American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, or Hispanic/Latinx
  • Data suppressed or not available

Age Comparisons

Virginia Population, 2017

6.0% 65.3% 28.7%
  • Less than 50
  • 50-74 (Baby Boomer)
  • 75 and above

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

26.8% 2.7% 70.5%
  • Less than 50
  • 50-74 (Baby Boomer)
  • 75 and above

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

4.5% 86.9% 8.6%
  • Less than 50
  • 50-74 (Baby Boomer)
  • 75 and above
  • Data suppressed or not available

Opioid Indicators

Opioid prescription rate, 2017

52.9

Pain Reliever Misuse Percent, 2015-2016

4.1

Narcotic Overdose Mortality Rate, 2013-2016

13.9

Social Determinants of Health, 2016

High School Education

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2016 89.3 86.2 87.5
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Income Inequality

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2016 0.471 0.484 0.481
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Living in Poverty

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2016 11.0 15.4 14.0
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Median Household Income

Median Household Income, 2016 68,127 52,678 59,039
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Uninsured

Percent of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 2016 9.9 13.6 8.6
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

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