Prognosis of Liver conditions

Life Expectancy and Survival Rates

Average life years lost from Liver conditions: 23.3 for chronic liver disease/cirrhosis in North Carolina¹. ...see also deaths and Liver conditions

Deaths and Mortality Rates

Deaths from Liver conditions: 26,050 deaths in the USA 1987 for "chronic liver disease and cirrhosis" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)

Estimated mortality rate for Liver conditions from prevalence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 26,050 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: 26,050 deaths in the USA 1987 for "chronic liver disease and cirrhosis" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994))
• Incidence: 400,000 (USA prevalence calculated from this data: 400,000 people in the USA 1976-80 for "chronic liver disease and cirrhosis" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
• 6.5% (ratio of deaths to prevalence).
• See also Deaths and Liver conditions and Overview of Liver conditions.

Survival Rate Statistics for Liver conditions

The following are statistics from various sources about the survival rate for Liver conditions:

• The 1 year survival rate for patients who have a liver transplant is 85% in the US (University of Southern California’s Center for Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases)
• The 5 year survival rate for patients who have a liver transplant is 70% in the US (University of Southern California’s Center for Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases)
• 81.9% is the 1 year survival rate for paediatric patients who have had a liver graft 1990-96 (UNOS, University of Southern California’s Center for Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases)
• 69.7% is the 1 year survival rate for grafts in paediatric patients who have had a liver graft 1990-96 (UNOS, University of Southern California’s Center for Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases)
• 75.9% is the 1 year survival rate for paediatric patients who have had a live-donor liver graft 1990-96 (UNOS, University of Southern California’s Center for Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases)
• 70.9% is the 1 year survival rate for paediatric patients who have had a whole liver graft 1990-96 (UNOS, University of Southern California’s Center for Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases)
• 60.3% is the 1 year survival rate for paediatric patients who have had a split-liver graft 1990-96 (UNOS, University of Southern California’s Center for Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases)
• 61.1% is the 1 year survival rate for paediatric patients who have had a reduced-size liver graft 1990-96 (UNOS, University of Southern California’s Center for Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases)
• 83.3% is the 1 year survival rate for grafts in paediatric patients under 1 who have had a live-donor liver graft 1990-96 (UNOS, University of Southern California’s Center for Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases)
• 89.4% is the 1 year survival rate for paediatric patients under 1 who have had a live-donor liver graft 1990-96 (UNOS, University of Southern California’s Center for Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases)
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Death Statistics for Liver conditions

The following are statistics from various sources about deaths related to Liver conditions:

• 13.2 per 100,000 men died from chronic liver disease or cirrhosis in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
• 6.2 per 100,000 women died from chronic liver disease or cirrhosis in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
• 15.8 per 100,000 Hispanic/Latino people died from chronic liver disease or cirrhosis in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
• 16.9 per 100,000 Asian/Pacific Islander people died from chronic liver disease or cirrhosis in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
• 22.0 per 100,000 people died from chronic liver disease or cirrhosis in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
• 22.6 per 100,000 American Indian or Alaska Native people died from chronic liver disease or cirrhosis in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
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Liver conditions: Research More

• Liver conditions: Introduction
• Deaths: Liver conditions
• Symptoms: Liver conditions
• Treatments: Liver conditions

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Liver conditions usually refers to the likely outcome of Liver conditions. The prognosis of Liver conditions may include the duration of Liver conditions, chances of complications of Liver conditions, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Liver conditions, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Liver conditions. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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