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Prevalence and Incidence of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia

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Incidence (annual) of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia:

7,263 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC) ... see also overview of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 627 or 0.16% or 433,216 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "7,263 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Benign Prostate Hyperplasia:

433,216 per year, 36,101 per month, 8,331 per week, 1,186 per day, 49 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "7,263 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)" -- see also general information about data sources]

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About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Benign Prostate Hyperplasia at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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