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Increase in mortality from hepatitis C in the UK from 1996 to 2012. Deaths from end-stage liver disease (defined by codes or text entries for ascites, bleeding esophageal varices, hepato–renal sydrome, hepatic encephalopathy or hepatic failure) or hepatocellular carcinoma in those with hepatitis C mentioned on the death certificate. Reproduced with permission.5
