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Prevalence Statistics for Types of Urinary Incontinence

Prevalence Statistics for Types of Urinary Incontinence

The information below shows a list of types of Urinary Incontinence, 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
Urinary Incontinence (overall)	approx 1 in 20 or 4.78% or 13 million people in USA	13,000,000	13 million adults (NIDDK); 1 in 10 over 65 (NWHIC).
stress incontinence	N/A	N/A	No information
urge incontinence	N/A	N/A	No information
functional incontinence	N/A	N/A	No information
overflow incontinence	N/A	N/A	No information
mixed incontinence	N/A	N/A	No information
Transient incontinence	N/A	N/A	No information
Bladder Incontinence (Pregnancy)	approx 1 in 203 or 0.49% or 1.3 million people in USA	1,333,333	1-in-3 pregnant women approximately
Urinary incontinence in children	N/A	N/A	No information
Bedwetting	N/A	N/A	No information
Primary enuresis	N/A	N/A	No information
Secondary enuresis	N/A	N/A	No information
Nocturnal enuresis	N/A	N/A	No information
Diurnal enuresis	N/A	N/A	No information

Prevalence Statistics for Urinary Incontinence

Prevalance of Urinary Incontinence:

13 million adults (NIDDK); 1 in 10 over 65 (NWHIC).

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 20 or 4.78% or 13 million people in USA [about data]

Prevalance of Urinary Incontinence:

More than 13 million people in the United States--male and female, young and old--experience incontinence. (Source: excerpt from Urinary Incontinence in Women: NIDDK) ... The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) cites studies indicating that one in four women ages 30 to 59 has experienced urinary incontinence. (Source: excerpt from What Your Female Patients Want to Know About Bladder Control: NIDDK)

Prevelance statistics about Urinary Incontinence:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Urinary Incontinence:

• 13 million cases in the US (NIDDK, NIH)
• Twice as common in women as men in the US (NIDDK, NIH)
• Estimated 35% of women over 65 had urinary incontinence in the US 2001 (Annual Direct Cost of Urinary Incontinence, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2001, NIDDK)
• Estimated 10% of women under 65 had urinary incontinence in the US 2001 (Annual Direct Cost of Urinary Incontinence, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2001, NIDDK)
• 22% of adults over 65 with urinary incontinence were men in the US 1988-1994 (Annual Direct Cost of Urinary Incontinence, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2001, NIDDK)
• 35% of women over 65 in the USA 2001 (Obstetrics and Gynecology, 98:398-406, 2001)
• 22% of men over 65 in the USA 2001 (Obstetrics and Gynecology, 98:398-406, 2001)
• 30-50% of institutionalized adults over 65 in the USA 2001 (Obstetrics and Gynecology, 98:398-406, 2001)
• 10% of women under 65 in the USA 2001 (Obstetrics and Gynecology, 98:398-406, 2001)
• 1.5% of men under 65 in the USA 2001 (Obstetrics and Gynecology, 98:398-406, 2001)
• 3 million older people in America (Kidney and Urology Foundation of America, 2002)
• About 15% of elderly Americans over 65 have voiding disorders or urinary incontinence¹
• 30-40% of post-menopausal women have incontinence¹
• 26% of women of reproductive age have incontinence¹

Types of Urinary Incontinence

For more information about types of Urinary Incontinence, refer to our section on types of Urinary Incontinence.

About prevalence:

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

Footnotes:
1. Robert E. Seller, Differential Diagnosis of Common Complaints, 2000

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