Mortality after viral hepatitis in china: a systematic review and aggregated data studies

Background: The main purpose of this article is to focus on mortality rate among males and females in rural and urban areas of People’s Republic of China (PRC) due to viral hepatitis. The age group of the reviewed population is between 0 and 87 years of age. Study Design: Review of literatures relevant to the article. Methods: The article uses the data from "3rd National Survey of Death Causes in China", which compare the mortality rate of viral hepatitis among the males and females in rural and urban areas in China. Additionally, overall mortality due to viral hepatitis all over China has been compared with regional mortality. Data are analyzed and graphically presented using Microsoft Excel, version 2007. Results: In general, review of literatures and analysis of data reveals that mortality rate due to viral hepatitis is higher in the rural areas as compared to urban areas. Again, overall mortality due to viral hepatitis is higher among the males than the females. By sex and place of resident, mortality rate due to viral hepatitis is higher among the males than the females both in urban area rural areas Region-wise, overall mortality due to viral hepatitis in higher in Western part of China, closely followed by Middle part of China and least in Eastern part of China. Conclusions: Susceptibility to viral hepatitis is general and mortality rate due to viral hepatitis is higher among the males than the females both in urban and rural areas in People’s Republic of China (PRC).