Prevalence and Incidence of Cushing's syndrome

Prevalance of Cushing's syndrome:

2-5 per million (NIDCD); 10 per million; 10-15 per million ... see also overview of Cushing's syndrome.

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 500,000 or 0.00% or 543 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "2-5 per million (NIDCD); 10 per million; 10-15 per million" -- see also general information about data sources]

Cushing's syndrome: Rare Disease

Cushing's syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Cushing's syndrome, or a subtype of Cushing's syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.

Ophanet, who are a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Cushing's syndrome as a "rare disease". More information about Cushing's syndrome is available from Orphanet

Incidence (annual) of Cushing's syndrome:

estimated 10 to 15 per million people develop Cushing’s syndrome each year in the US (NIDDK, NIH, 2002) ... see also overview of Cushing's syndrome.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 100,000 or 0.00% or 2,720 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "estimated 10 to 15 per million people develop Cushing’s syndrome each year in the US (NIDDK, NIH, 2002)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Cushing's syndrome:

2,720 per year, 226 per month, 52 per week, 7 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "estimated 10 to 15 per million people develop Cushing’s syndrome each year in the US (NIDDK, NIH, 2002)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Prevalance of Cushing's syndrome:

it is relatively rare and most commonly affects adults aged 20 to 50. An estimated 10 to 15 of every million people are affected each year. (Source: excerpt from Cushing's Syndrome: NIDDK)

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