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Hepatitis C Notifications

Notifiable Infectious Diseases Reports, WA Department of Health

Number of hepatitis C notifications in Western Australia,
by month and year of receipt of notification, January 2017 to August 2022
Month and year of receipt of notification
Data provided up to the most recent complete time period.

Number and rate of hepatitis C notifications in Western Australia,
by month and year of receipt of notification, January 2017 to August 2022
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Rate *
2017 102 102 118 90 98 113 93 106 79 108 101 89 1199 44.0
2018 101 92 90 72 83 79 84 86 75 93 88 68 1011 36.6
2019 78 72 102 81 83 85 92 96 59 78 77 87 990 35.1
2020 77 80 90 43 83 69 80 83 71 86 77 84 923 32.1
2021 77 95 146 79 71 58 75 75 84 88 86 84 1018 38.4
2022 62 64 80 46 61 67 82 1^ - - - - 463
* Rate=annual crude rate per 100,000 population. Rates only provided for those years with complete data.
^Data for current and most recent reporting periods may be incomplete.

Guide to interpreting notifiable infectious disease data for Western Australia

Note
Notification data includes all cases diagnosed in Western Australia (WA residents and non-WA residents).
Data are preliminary and subject to change as updates are received.

Hepatitis C notifications in Western Australia, by 5 year age group and sex,
for the last 12 months: 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
5 Year Age Groups

Number of Hepatitis C notifications in Western Australia, by 5 year age group and sex,
for the last 12 months: 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
Sex 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 24-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65+ Total Sex%
Males 2 0 0 14 74 106 95 72 74 74 47 39 41 41 679 67%
Females 1 2 1 10 16 43 42 56 41 33 26 22 25 21 339 33%
Total 3 2 1 24 90 149 137 128 115 107 73 61 66 62 1018 100%
Data excludes persons whose age or sex is unknown.

Note
Notification data includes all cases diagnosed in Western Australia (WA residents and non-WA residents).
Data are preliminary and subject to change as updates are received.

Guide to interpreting notifiable infectious disease data for Western Australia

Source
WA Notifiable Infectious Diseases Database (WANIDD), Communicable Disease Control Directorate, Department of Health WA.
Data exported on: 08 August 2022.
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