The information below shows a list of types of Adrenal disorders, 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 |
| Addison's disease | approx 1 in 100,000 or 0.00% or 2,720 people in USA | 2,720 | 1 in 100,000; 13,335 people in the USA 1996 1 |
| congenital adrenal hyperplasia | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Adrenal cancer | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Adrenal insufficiency | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Pheochromocytoma | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Neuroblastoma | N/A | N/A | No information |
For more information about types of Adrenal disorders, refer to our section on types of Adrenal disorders.
The medical term 'prevalence' of Adrenal disorders usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Adrenal disorders at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Adrenal disorders is called the 'incidence'. For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
Footnotes:
1. Rose and Mackay, 1998, The Autoimmune Diseases, Third Edition
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