Prognosis of Peptic Ulcer

Deaths and Mortality Rates

Deaths from Peptic Ulcer: 4,604 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001); 6,500 deaths (NIDDK 1987)

Estimated mortality rate for Peptic Ulcer from prevalence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 4,604 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: 4,604 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001); 6,500 deaths (NIDDK 1987))
• Incidence: 5,000,000 (USA prevalence calculated from this data: 5 million in the USA 1987 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, 1994)
• 0.092% (ratio of deaths to prevalence).
• See also Deaths and Peptic Ulcer and Overview of Peptic Ulcer.

Estimated mortality rate for Peptic Ulcer from incidence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 4,604 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: 4,604 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001); 6,500 deaths (NIDDK 1987))
• Incidence: 3,699,999 (USA annual incidence calculated from this data: 3.7 million annually
• 0.12% (ratio of deaths to incidence).
• See also Deaths and Peptic Ulcer and Overview of Peptic Ulcer.

Complications:

Complications of Peptic Ulcer may include:

• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Anemia - from the blood loss due to gastrointestinal bleeding; see also symptoms of anemia
• Intestinal perforation (see Digestive symptoms)
• Peritonitis
• Shock
• more complications...»

Complications of Peptic Ulcer from the Diseases Database include:

• Abdominal pain
• Hypovolaemic shock
• Pancreatitis, acute
• Gastrointestinal perforation
• Pyloric stenosis (adult / acquired)
• more complications...»

See also complications of Peptic Ulcer.

Peptic Ulcer: Research More

• Peptic Ulcer: Introduction
• Deaths: Peptic Ulcer
• Symptoms: Peptic Ulcer
• Complications: Peptic Ulcer
• Causes: Peptic Ulcer
• Treatments: Peptic Ulcer

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Peptic Ulcer usually refers to the likely outcome of Peptic Ulcer. The prognosis of Peptic Ulcer may include the duration of Peptic Ulcer, chances of complications of Peptic Ulcer, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Peptic Ulcer, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Peptic Ulcer. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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