Prevalence and Incidence of Connective tissue disorders
Prevalance of Connective tissue disorders:
estimated 1 million people in USA with heritable connective tissue disorder (NIAMS) ... see also overview of Connective tissue disorders.
Prevalance Rate:
approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "estimated 1 million people in USA with heritable connective tissue disorder (NIAMS)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Prevalance of types of Connective tissue disorders:
For details see prevalence of types of Connective tissue disorders analysis; summary of available prevalence data:
- Scleroderma: estimated 300,000 Americans (NWHIC)
- SLE: 1.4 million people in the United States, 1 in 85 (NWHIC)
- Rheumatoid arthritis: 2.5 million Americans (NWHIC); 1% of US population (NIAMS)
- Sjögren's syndrome: 1 to 4 million people with Sjogren’s Syndrome (NIAMS)
- Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue: estimated 1 million people in USA with heritable connective tissue disorder (NIAMS)
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: estimated 1 per 250,000 people suffer from the vascular type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Genetics Home Reference website
- Marfan syndrome: 1 per 5,000 people are affected by Marfan syndrome worldwide, Genetics Home Reference website
- Osteogenesis imperfecta: 6-7 per 100,000 people are affected by osteogenesis imperfecta worldwide, Genetics Home Reference website
- Lupus: 1.4 million people in the United States, 1 in 85 (NWHIC)
- Neonatal lupus: very rare
- Osteogenesis imperfecta Type I: 3-4 per 100,000 people are affected by osteogenesis imperfecta type I worldwide, Genetics Home Reference website
- Osteogenesis imperfecta type IIII: 1-2 per 100,000 people are affected by osteogenesis imperfecta type IIII worldwide, Genetics Home Reference website
- Osteogenesis imperfecta type IV: 3-4 per 100,000 people are affected by osteogenesis imperfecta type IV worldwide, Genetics Home Reference website
- Alport Syndrome: 1 per 50,000 newborns suffer from Alport syndrome, Genetics Home Reference website
- Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: 1 per 25,000 - 100,000 people are affected by pseudoxanthoma elasticum, Genetics Home Reference website
- Strudwick syndrome: only a few cases of the condition have been reported, Genetics Home Reference website
- more types of Connective tissue disorders...»
Incidence of types of Connective tissue disorders:
For details see incidence of types of Connective tissue disorders analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:
Prevalance of Connective tissue disorders:
Scientists estimate that as many as 1 million people in
the United States may have a heritable disorder of connective tissue.
(Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers about Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue: NIAMS)
More Statistics about Connective tissue disorders:
Hospitalization statistics
All statistics for Connective tissue disorders
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Connective tissue disorders usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Connective tissue disorders at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Connective tissue disorders refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Connective tissue disorders 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.
