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

Table 7 Viral hepatitis age-adjusted mortality rate per 100000 people; stratified by region, 1999-2022

Year	Northeast	Midwest	South	West
1999	4.83	3.42	5.61	7.64
2000	5.43	3.68	6.01	8.27
2001	5.75	4.00	6.28	8.58
2002	6.23	4.20	6.75	9.15
2003	5.82	4.19	6.87	8.70
2004	5.87	3.91	6.77	8.92
2005	5.68	4.12	7.07	8.97
2006	6.05	4.82	7.59	10.82
2007	6.50	5.32	7.74	11.35
2008	6.46	5.29	7.91	11.45
2009	6.24	5.06	7.93	11.88
2010	6.55	5.22	7.77	11.67
2011	6.87	5.46	8.33	11.72
2012	6.95	5.45	8.38	12.45
2013	6.89	5.70	8.67	12.44
2014	6.83	5.64	8.71	12.09
2015	6.61	5.69	8.72	11.36
2016	5.44	5.21	8.21	10.33
2017	5.03	4.76	8.04	9.50
2018	4.40	4.60	7.32	8.50
2019	3.93	4.25	6.75	7.66
2020	4.04	4.54	6.78	8.06
2021	3.69	4.20	6.53	7.53
2022	3.51	3.87	5.99	6.64