Metrics documentation

Last updated on Friday, 5 July 2024 at 02:01pm

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• Hepatitis C estimated cases by year (lower bound)

  This metric shows the lower bound of the 95% credible interval for the HCV prevalence estimate.

  • Category: cases
  • Topic: Hepatitis-C
  • API name: hepatitis-c_cases_prevalenceByYearLowerBound

• Hepatitis C deaths per year

  This metric shows the annual number of death registrations from hepatitis C virus-related End-Stage Liver Disease (ESLD) and/or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in England, per 100,000 population.

  • Category: deaths
  • Topic: Hepatitis-C
  • API name: hepatitis-c_deaths_rateByYear

• Hepatitis C World Health Organisation target for deaths by year

  This metric shows the annual number of death registrations from hepatitis C virus-related End-Stage Liver Disease (ESLD) and/or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in England.

  • Category: deaths
  • Topic: Hepatitis-C
  • API name: hepatitis-c_deaths_WHOmortalityTarget

• Hepatitis C estimated cases

  This metric shows the total number of people estimated to be living with hepatitis C per year between 2012 and 2023. This includes both individuals living with diagnosed and undiagnosed hepatitis C.

  • Category: headline
  • Topic: Hepatitis-C
  • API name: hepatitis-c_headline_HCVprevalenceLatest

• Hepatitis C percentage of people injecting drugs with adequate needle and syringe provision

  This metric shows the proportion of people who injected drugs in the past year reported having adequate needle and syringe provision (NSP) for their needs.

  • Category: prevention
  • Topic: Hepatitis-C
  • API name: hepatitis-c_prevention_PWIDproportionNSP

• Hepatitis C percentage of people who inject drugs in past year with adequate needle and syringe provision

  This metric shows the proportion of people who injected drugs in the past year reported having adequate needle and syringe provision (NSP) for their needs.

  • Category: headline
  • Topic: Hepatitis-C
  • API name: hepatitis-c_headline_PWIDproportionNSP

• Hepatitis C percentage of people injecting drugs dependent on opioids who have received opioid agonist therapy

  This metric shows the proportion of people who inject drugs who are dependent on opioids that have received OAT.

  • Category: headline
  • Topic: Hepatitis-C
  • API name: hepatitis-c_headline_PWIDUOpoidsROAT

• Hepatitis C yearly deaths per 100,000 population

  This metric shows the annual number of death registrations from hepatitis C virus-related End-Stage Liver Disease (ESLD) and/or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in England, per 100,000 population.

  • Category: headline
  • Topic: Hepatitis-C
  • API name: hepatitis-c_headline_HCVmortalityLatest

• Hepatitis C individuals at each stage of treatment

  This metric is focused on treatment coverage whereby individuals diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C (continued presence of hepatitis C virus for 6 months or more after acquiring infection) initiated treatment during a specified time frame.

  • Category: headline
  • Topic: Hepatitis-C
  • API name: hepatitis-c_headline_treatmentPathway

• Scarlet fever daily number of emergency department attendances

  The metric shows the daily number of attendances at emergency departments by people diagnosed with scarlet fever in emergency departments across England.

  • Category: syndromic
  • Topic: Scarlet-fever
  • API name: scarlet-fever_syndromic_emergencyDepartment_countsByDay