Statistics about Autoimmune diseases

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Autoimmune diseases:

See also prevalence and incidence page for Autoimmune diseases

Prevalance of Autoimmune diseases: 8,511,845 people in the USA 1996 ¹

Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 31 or 3.13% or 8.5 million people in USA [about data]

Prevalance of Autoimmune diseases: As a group, however, autoimmune diseases afflict millions of Americans. (Source: excerpt from Understanding Autoimmune Disease: NIAID)

Prevelance statistics about Autoimmune diseases:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Autoimmune diseases:

• 75% of cases of autoimmune diseases occur in women in the US (The National Women’s Health Centre, 2004)
• Fourth largest cause of disability among women in the US is autoimmune disease (The National Women’s Health Centre, 2004)
• more about prevalence...»

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Autoimmune diseases. The term 'prevalence' of Autoimmune diseases usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Autoimmune diseases at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Autoimmune diseases refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Autoimmune diseases 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.

Footnotes: 1. Rose and Mackay, 1998, The Autoimmune Diseases, Third Edition

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