Prevalence and Incidence of E-coli food poisoning
Incidence (annual) of E-coli food poisoning:
25,000 cases per year estimated ... see also overview of E-coli food poisoning.
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 10,879 or 0.01% or 25,000 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "25,000 cases per year estimated" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for E-coli food poisoning:
25,000 per year,
2,083 per month,
480 per week,
68 per day,
2 per hour,
0 per minute,
0 per second.
[Source statistic for calculation: "25,000 cases per year estimated" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence of types of E-coli food poisoning:
For details see incidence of types of E-coli food poisoning analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of E-coli food poisoning usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing E-coli food poisoning at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of E-coli food poisoning refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of E-coli food poisoning 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.
