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Prevalence Statistics for Types of Chronic liver disease

Prevalence Statistics for Types of Chronic liver disease

The information below shows a list of types of Chronic liver disease, 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
Chronic liver disease (overall)	approx 1 in 679 or 0.15% or 400,000 people in USA	400,000	400,000 people
Cirrhosis of the Liver	approx 1 in 679 or 0.15% or 400,000 people in USA	400,000	400,000 people in the USA 1976-80 for "chronic liver disease and cirrhosis" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Alcoholic liver disease	approx 1 in 136 or 0.74% or 2 million people in USA	1,999,999	More than 2 million Americans (NIAAA)
Chronic Hepatitis C	approx 1 in 68 or 1.47% or 4 million people in USA	3,999,999	Almost 4 million Americans have antibodies indicating infection or prior exposure (NIDDK).
Chronic Hepatitis B	approx 1 in 362 or 0.28% or 750,000 people in USA	749,999	750,000 people in the United States (NIAID)
Autoimmune Hepatitis	approx 1 in 235,294 or 0.00% or 1,156 people in USA	1,156	1,156 people in the USA 1996 ¹
Liver failure	N/A	N/A	No information
Portal hypertension	N/A	N/A	No information
Hemochromatosis	approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA	999,999	more than 1 million Americans (CDC); 5 per 1000 in Caucasians (NIDDK); 1-in-200 to 1-in-300
Wilson's Disease	approx 1 in 30,000 or 0.00% or 9,066 people in USA	9,066	approximately 1 per 30,000 people suffer from Wilson disease, Genetics Home Reference website
Gaucher Disease	approx 1 in 50,000 or 0.00% or 5,440 people in USA	5,440	1 per 50,000 - 100,000 people are affected by Gaucher disease, Genetics Home Reference website
Liver cancer	N/A	N/A	No information
Hepatoma	N/A	N/A	No information
Primary biliary cirrhosis	approx 1 in 29,462 or 0.00% or 9,231 people in USA	9,231	9,232 people in the USA 1996 ¹
Primary sclerosing cholangitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Sarcoidosis	approx 1 in 5,000 or 0.02% or 54,400 people in USA	54,399	20 per 100,000 overall; 5 in 100,000 white people; 40 out of 100,000 black people; Scandinavia 64 out of 100,000 people
Zellweger Syndrome	N/A	N/A	rare

Prevalence Statistics for Chronic liver disease

Prevalance of Chronic liver disease:

400,000 people

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 679 or 0.15% or 400,000 people in USA [about data]

Prevalance of Chronic liver disease:

Prevalence: 400,000 people (1976-80) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)

Types of Chronic liver disease

For more information about types of Chronic liver disease, refer to our section on types of Chronic liver disease.

About prevalence:

The medical term 'prevalence' of Chronic liver disease usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Chronic liver disease at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Chronic liver disease 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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