Liver Disease Statistics

>  1 in 10 Americans are affected by liver disease

>  Over 26,000 people in the U.S. die each year from chronic liver disease and cirrhosis

>  Cirrhosis is the 7th leading disease-related cause of death

>  75 – 80% of cases of cirrhosis could be prevented by eliminating alcohol abuse

>  Approximately 3.5 Million people in the U.S. are chronically infected with Hepatitis C

>  Between 8,000 and 10,000 people die of Hepatitis C in the U.S. annually, and this is expected to rise to 38,000 each year by 2010

>  More than 200,000 people are newly infected with Hepatitis B each year in the U.S. 

>  About 10 – 20% of Americans have fatty liver disease
 
>  Estimates of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among obese and Type 2 diabetic patients, suggest that 90% have fatty liver, 20% have non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and 10% have cirrhosis

>  Obesity-related NAFLD is the most common liver disease world-wide