Prevalence and Incidence of Young syndrome

Young syndrome: Rare Disease

Young syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Young syndrome, or a subtype of Young syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.

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

About prevalence and incidence statistics:

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