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Quick Stats: Liver disease

Liver disease kills more people every year.
On average 8,700 lives were lost due to liver disease in England - 24 people EACH DAY.
Liver disease is almost entirely preventable with the major risk factors: alcohol, obesity and hepatitis B and C accounting for up to 90% of cases.
In England, 7 people every week die due to non-alcohol related fatty liver disease (774 people died between 2015–2017).
About three-quarters of people infected with acute hepatitis C develop a chronic condition that can lead to end-stage liver disease or liver cancer. During 2015 to 2017, the rate of deaths in those aged under 75 from hepatitis C related end-stage liver disease or liver cancer was 966 deaths. The mortality trend has not changed significantly at the national level since 2010 to 2012. However rates have started to plateau.
199 premature deaths from hepatitis B related end-stage liver disease or hepatocellular carcinoma occurred from 2015 to 2017 in England,
In England, mortality from alcohol-related liver disease in people under 75, was 12,812 deaths.
The mortality rate for alcohol related liver disease has been increasing since 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to 2017 is significantly higher.
There are over 100 liver conditions – but generally speaking, the majority are either lifestyle related or hereditary.