Statistics about Acromegaly

Cause statistics for Acromegaly:

The following are statistics from various sources about the causes of Acromegaly:

• 90% of acromegaly cases are caused by a benign tumour of the pituitary gland or adenoma in the US (NIDDK, NIH, 2002)
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Prevalence and incidence statistics for Acromegaly:

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Prevalance of Acromegaly: 40-60 per million affected people at any time

Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 25,000 or 0.00% or 10,880 people in USA [about data]

Incidence (annual) of Acromegaly: 3 per million annual cases

Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 333,333 or 0.00% or 816 people in USA [about data]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Acromegaly: 816 per year, 68 per month, 15 per week, 2 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: 3 per million annual cases

Prevelance statistics about Acromegaly:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Acromegaly:

• Estimated 40-60 people per 1 million population have acromegaly in the US (NIDDK, NIH, 2002)
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Incidence statistics about Acromegaly:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Acromegaly:

• 3 new cases per 1 million population annually in the US (NIDDK, NIH, 2002)
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Acromegaly Prevalence: Book Excerpts

• Causes and incidence - Acromegaly and gigantism

About statistics:

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