Prevalence and Incidence of Periodontitis

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Incidence (annual) of Periodontitis:

94,482 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC) ... see also overview of Periodontitis.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 48 or 2.07% or 5.6 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "94,482 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Periodontitis:

5,635,576 per year, 469,631 per month, 108,376 per week, 15,439 per day, 643 per hour, 10 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "94,482 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)" -- see also general information about data sources]

More Statistics about Periodontitis:

Hospitalization statistics

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About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Periodontitis usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Periodontitis at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Periodontitis refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Periodontitis 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.

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