Prevalence and Incidence of Myasthenia Gravis

Prevalance of Myasthenia Gravis:

about 5 per 100,000 to 14 per 100,000 (NWHIC) ... see also overview of Myasthenia Gravis.

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 20,000 or 0.00% or 13,600 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "about 5 per 100,000 to 14 per 100,000 (NWHIC)" -- see also general information about data sources]

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

Prevalance of Myasthenia Gravis:

Myasthenia gravis occurs in about five people per 100,000. (Source: excerpt from MYASTHENIA GRAVIS: NWHIC)

Prevelance statistics for Myasthenia Gravis:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Myasthenia Gravis:

• 146,892 people in the USA 1996 with myasthenia gravis¹
• 5 to 14 people per 100,000 population have myasthenia gravis in the US (NIH, The National Women’s Health Centre, 2004)
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