Liver disease
• Prevalence: 3 million people (2011)
• Ambulatory care visits: 635,000 (2009)
• Liver transplants: 6,342 (2011)
• Hospitalizations: 1.2 million (2010)
• Prescriptions: 731,000 (2004)
• Mortality: 42,923 deaths (2010)
Pancreatitis
• Prevalence: 1.1 million people (1998)
• Ambulatory care visits: 881,000 (2009)
• Hospitalizations: 553,000 (2010)
• Prescriptions: 766,000 (2004)
• Mortality: 3,413 deaths (2010)
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