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Table 5 Liver cirrhosis, liver cancer, and acute hepatitis deaths and mortality rates in Sub-Saharan Africa in years 1990 and 2010

From: Liver cirrhosis mortality in 187 countries between 1980 and 2010: a systematic analysis

Region

Liver cirrhosis

Liver cancer

Acute hepatitis

 

1990

2010

1990

2010

1990

2010

Sub-Saharan Africa, Central

6,588(12.3)

11,549(12)

2,395(4.5)

3,912(4)

1,966(3.7)

2,539(2.6)

Sub-Saharan Africa, East

27,613(13.3)

40,219(11.3)

7,458(3.6)

12,889(3.6)

10,296(5)

15,986(4.5)

Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern

3,397(6.5)

6,227(8.8)

2,524(4.8)

2,493(3.5)

794(1.5)

829(1.2)

Sub-Saharan Africa, West

26,736(13.3)

44,892(13.4)

20,024(10)

25,705(7.7)

18,984(9.4)

19,133(5.7)

Sub-Saharan Africa

64,334(12.5)

102,887(12)

32,401(6.3)

44,999(5.2)

32,040(6.2)

38,487(4.5)

  1. In parentheses, mortality rate (per 100,000).