Trends in viral hepatitis-related mortality in the United States from 1999 to 2022: A retrospective study

Table 1 Viral hepatitis age-adjusted mortality rate per 100000 people; overall and stratified by gender, 1999-2022

Year	Overall	Female	Male
1999	5.37	3.24	7.69
2000	5.87	3.55	8.33
2001	6.14	3.65	8.84
2002	6.56	3.87	9.51
2003	6.43	3.77	9.33
2004	6.38	3.69	9.31
2005	6.54	3.74	9.57
2006	7.36	4.26	10.72
2007	7.76	4.44	11.28
2008	7.81	4.46	11.46
2009	7.87	4.43	11.52
2010	7.85	4.44	11.58
2011	8.18	4.60	12.02
2012	8.35	4.72	12.31
2013	8.53	4.82	12.52
2014	8.45	4.77	12.45
2015	8.27	4.59	12.27
2016	7.53	4.32	11.01
2017	7.09	3.99	10.53
2018	6.48	3.66	9.58
2019	5.91	3.25	8.83
2020	6.10	3.46	9.02
2021	5.77	3.36	8.34
2022	5.23	3.09	7.57