Prevalence and Incidence of Chronic Illness

Prevalance of Chronic Illness:

90 million people in USA (CDC) ... see also overview of Chronic Illness.

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 3 or 33.09% or 90 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "90 million people in USA (CDC)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Prevalance of types of Chronic Illness:

For details see prevalence of types of Chronic Illness analysis; summary of available prevalence data:

• Heart disease: 22 million adults in the US 2000 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Diabetes: 16 million Americans with 10.3 million diagnosed and 8.1 million women (NWHIC); 65 per 1000 - NHIS95; 8 million - perhaps 16 million if include not-yet-diagnosed.
• Cardiovascular Disease: 61,800,000 cases in the USA (American Heart Association, 2004)
• Cerebrovascular disease: 30 per 1000 - NHIS95
• Hypertension: 50 million Americans (NHLBI); 217 per 1000 (NHIS95)
• Kidney disease: 7.4 million adults in the USA 1988-94 (American Journal of Kidney Disease)
• Liver disease: 400,000 people in the USA 1976-80 for "chronic liver disease and cirrhosis" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
• Alzheimer's Disease: more than 4 million Americans (CDC); estimated 4 million people in the U.S (NHWIC)
• Arthritis: 37 million Americans (NIAMS)
• Epilepsy: 2.3 million Americans (CDC)
• Iron Overload: more than 1 million Americans (CDC); 5 per 1000 in Caucasians (NIDDK); 1-in-200 to 1-in-300
• Osteoporosis: 28 million Americans (10 million with osteoporosis; 18 million with low bone mass); eight million American women and 2 million men (NWHIC)
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Incidence of types of Chronic Illness:

For details see incidence of types of Chronic Illness analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:

• Diabetes: approximately 798,000 new cases diagnosed annually in USA (CDC-OC)
• Cancer: 1,248,900 annual cases (SEER 2002 estimate)
• Epilepsy: 181,000 people diagnosed each year (CDC)
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Death statistics for Chronic Illness:

The following statistics relate to deaths and Chronic Illness:

• Chronic diseases estimated to account for almost ¾ of all deaths by 2020 (Institute for International Health Web Site)
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