Past or Present Hepatitis C Infection Statistics
All reported hepatitis C cases with past or current hepatitis C infection. This includes persons who have been infected previously but do not have evidence of current infection.
As of December 31, 2011, there were 37,303* persons assumed alive and living in Minnesota with past or present hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
*Includes persons with unknown city of residence.
Note: Includes all acute, chronic, probable chronic, and resolved cases.
Persons Living with HCV in MN by Current Residence, 2011
Total number with residence information = 35,883
(1,420 missing residence information)
Suburban Metro = Seven-county metro area including Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin (except Minneapolis), Ramsey (except St. Paul), Scott, and Washington counties including those in Hennepin or Ramsey counties with unknown city.
Greater Minnesota = All other counties outside the seven-county metro area.
Persons Living with HCV in MN by Age, 2011
Persons Living with HCV in MN by Race Rates (per 100,000 persons*), 2011
*Rates claculated using U.S. Census data. Excludes 11,819 cases with multiple races and unknown race.
Data Limitations
- The statistics rely on data from HCV cases diagnosed through 2011 and reported to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Hepatitis Surveillance System.
- Some limitations of surveillance data:
- Data do not include hepatitis-infected persons who have not been tested.
- Data do not include persons whose positive test results have not been reported to the MDH.
- Persons are assumed to be alive unless the MDH has knowledge of their death.
- Persons whose most recently reported state of residence was Minnesota are assumed to be currently residing in Minnesota unless the MDH has knowledge of their relocation.