Table 3.5. Number and rate* of deaths with hepatitis B listed as a cause of death†, by demographic characteristic and year — United States, 2004–2008

Demographic characteristic		2004		2005		2006		2007		2008
Demographic characteristic		No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate
Age Group (years)	0–34	72	0.05	64	0.04	48	0.03	62	0.04	44	0.03
	35–44	220	0.50	230	0.53	192	0.44	184	0.43	154	0.36
	45–54	567	1.36	545	1.28	527	1.22	532	1.21	533	1.20
	55–64	395	1.36	429	1.41	442	1.40	546	1.67	523	1.55
	65–74	244	1.32	243	1.30	270	1.43	266	1.37	271	1.35
	≥75	197	1.10	228	1.26	226	1.23	225	1.21	263	1.40

Race	White^§	984	0.39	1,060	0.41	1,011	0.38	1,081	0.40	1,093	0.40
	Black^¶	390	1.21	342	1.02	344	1.01	359	1.03	327	0.92
	Non-White, non-Black**	321	2.12	337	2.13	350	2.12	375	2.16	368	2.05

Sex	Male	1,267	0.89	1,261	0.87	1,256	0.85	1,345	0.88	1,315	0.85
Sex	Female	428	0.27	478	0.29	449	0.27	470	0.28	473	0.27

Overall		1,695	0.56	1,739	0.57	1,705	0.54	1,815	0.56	1,788	0.54

* Rates for race, sex, and overall total are age-adjusted per 100,000 U.S. standard population.
†Cause of death is defined as the underlying cause of death or one of the multiple causes of death and is based on the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) codes B16, B17.0, B18.0, and B18.1(hepatitis B).
§Included white, non-Hispanic and white Hispanic.
¶Included black, non-Hispanic and black Hispanic.
**Included all other racial/ethnic groups.

Source: CDC. National Vital Statistics System.