Prevalence Statistics for Types of Back conditions

Prevalence Statistics for Types of Back conditions

The information below shows a list of types of Back conditions, 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
Back pain	approx 1 in 45 or 2.21% or 6 million people in USA	5,999,999	6 million cases annually (unreliable estimate)
Sciatica	N/A	N/A	No information
Disc Disorders	approx 1 in 32 or 3.10% or 8.4 million people in USA	8,431,999	31 per 1000 (NHIS95: intervertebrate disc disorders)
Herniated disc	N/A	N/A	No information
Back Impairment	approx 1 in 11 or 8.50% or 23.1 million people in USA	23,120,000	85 per 1000 - NHIS95 (deformity or orthopedic impairment of back)
Spinal conditions	N/A	N/A	No information
Spinal cord injury	N/A	N/A	No information
Osteoarthritis	approx 1 in 13 or 7.35% or 20 million people in USA	19,999,999	20 million people (NIAMS); more than 16 million people (NWHIC)
Reiter’s syndrome	N/A	N/A	No information
Lordosis	N/A	N/A	No information
Lumbago	N/A	N/A	No information

Types of Back conditions

For more information about types of Back conditions, refer to our section on types of Back conditions.

About prevalence:

The medical term 'prevalence' of Back conditions usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Back conditions at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Back conditions is called the 'incidence'. For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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