Prevalence Statistics for Types of Physical conditions

The information below shows a list of types of Physical conditions, with information as to the prevalence of each of these types. Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.

Disease	Prevalence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Fractures	N/A	N/A	No information
Trauma	N/A	N/A	No information
Amputation	approx 1 in 142 or 0.70% or 1.9 million people in USA	1,903,999	7 per 1000 (NHIS95: excludes toes/fingers only)
Orthopedic disorders	approx 1 in 6 or 14.90% or 40.5 million people in USA	40,527,998	149 per 1000 - NHIS95
Strain	N/A	N/A	No information
Sprain	N/A	N/A	No information
Abdominal aortic aneurysm	N/A	N/A	No information
Abdominal Hernia	approx 1 in 60 or 1.65% or 4.5 million people in USA	4,500,000	4.5 million people in the USA 1988-90 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Accidental death	N/A	N/A	No information
Accidental Eye Injury	N/A	N/A	No information
Accidental injury	N/A	N/A	No information
Anal fissure	N/A	N/A	No information
Anoxia	N/A	N/A	No information
Automobile accidents injury	N/A	N/A	No information
Burns	N/A	N/A	No information
Cystocele	N/A	N/A	No information
Drowning	N/A	N/A	No information
Falls	N/A	N/A	No information
Fire	N/A	N/A	No information
Firearm Injury	N/A	N/A	No information
Golfer's elbow	N/A	N/A	No information
Homicide	N/A	N/A	No information
Machinery accidents	N/A	N/A	No information
Maternal death	N/A	N/A	No information
Natural accidents	N/A	N/A	No information
Occupational Injuries	N/A	N/A	No information
Open Wound	N/A	N/A	No information
Paralysis	approx 1 in 111 or 0.90% or 2.4 million people in USA	2,447,999	9 per 1000 - NHIS95 (paralysis of extremeties complete/partial)
Repetitive Strain Injury	N/A	N/A	No information
Shaken Baby Syndrome	N/A	N/A	No information
Sports Injuries	N/A	N/A	No information
Suffocation	N/A	N/A	No information
Tennis elbow	N/A	N/A	No information
Thoracic outlet syndrome	N/A	N/A	No information
Ulnar nerve injury	N/A	N/A	No information
Whiplash	N/A	N/A	No information

Types of Physical conditions

For more information about types of Physical conditions, refer to our section on types of Physical conditions.

About prevalence:

The medical term 'prevalence' of Physical conditions usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Physical conditions at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Physical conditions is called the 'incidence'. For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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