Prevalence Statistics for Types of Allergic rhinitis
Prevalence Statistics for Types of Allergic rhinitis
The information below shows a list of types of Allergic rhinitis,
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 |
| Allergic rhinitis (overall) |
approx 1 in 10 or 10.00% or 27.2 million people in USA |
27,200,000 |
10% of the population with allergic rhinitis/hay fever in the US (Mayo Clinic)
|
| Hay fever |
approx 1 in 7 or 12.87% or 35 million people in USA |
35,000,000 |
35 million Americans (NIAID: pollen allergies)
|
| Perennial rhinitis |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
Prevalence Statistics for Allergic rhinitis
Prevalance of Allergic rhinitis:
10% of the population with allergic rhinitis/hay fever in the US (Mayo Clinic)
Prevalance Rate:
approx 1 in 10 or 10.00% or 27.2 million people in USA [
about data]
Prevelance statistics about Allergic rhinitis:
The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Allergic rhinitis:
- 15.6% of population self-reported having hay fever and allergic rhinitis in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 15.1% of male population self-reported having hay fever and allergic rhinitis in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 15.9% of female population self-reported having hay fever and allergic rhinitis in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 2,953,000 people self-reported having hay fever and allergic rhinitis in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 1,414,000 men self-reported having hay fever and allergic rhinitis in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 1,522,000 women self-reported having hay fever and allergic rhinitis in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Types of Allergic rhinitis
For more information about types of Allergic rhinitis,
refer to our section on types of Allergic rhinitis.
About prevalence:
The medical term 'prevalence' of Allergic rhinitis usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Allergic rhinitis at any given time,
whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Allergic rhinitis is called the 'incidence'.
For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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