Changing process and development trend of deaths ( mortality) in patients with viral hepatitis in China

Objective To analyze the changing process and development trend of deaths ( mortality) in patients with viral hepatitis after the use of the Internet- based National Notifiable Infectious Disease Reporting System. Methods Descriptive statistical and moving average methods were employed to analyze the infectious disease reports released by the Chinese government during 1992- 2013, and the changing process and development trend of deaths ( mortality) in patients with viral hepatitis in China over the past 10 years were investigated. Results The annual deaths ( mortality) in patients with viral hepatitis showed a decreasing trend. The deaths ( mortality) from hepatitis B showed a slight declining trend, accounting for a great proportion ( over 70%) of the deaths ( mortality) from viral hepatitis; the deaths ( mortality) from hepatitis C had shown a slight downward trend since 2007; the deaths ( mortality) from hepatitis A and unclassified hepatitis decreased to different extents; the deaths ( mortality) from hepatitis E remained at a relatively low level. Conclusion The treatment of viral hepatitis has been gradually improved in China and the public awareness of viral hepatitis keeps increasing. However, much attention still needs to be given to the prevention and treatment of viral hepatitis, especially hepatitis B and C, by the government.