Prevalence and Incidence of Chronic Sinusitis
Prevalance of Chronic Sinusitis:
12.6% (NIAID); 152 per 1000 - NHIS95 ... see also overview of Chronic Sinusitis.
Prevalance Rate:
approx 1 in 7 or 12.60% or 34.3 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "12.6% (NIAID); 152 per 1000 - NHIS95" -- see also general information about data sources]
Chronic Sinusitis Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Incidence (annual) of Chronic Sinusitis:
34.9 million cases per year in the USA 1994 (US Government Statistics) ... see also overview of Chronic Sinusitis.
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 7 or 12.83% or 34.9 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "34.9 million cases per year in the USA 1994 (US Government Statistics)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Chronic Sinusitis:
34,899,999 per year,
2,908,333 per month,
671,153 per week,
95,616 per day,
3,984 per hour,
66 per minute,
1 per second.
[Source statistic for calculation: "34.9 million cases per year in the USA 1994 (US Government Statistics)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Prevalance of Chronic Sinusitis:
Chronic sinusitis is the most commonly reported chronic
disease, affecting 12.6 percent of people (approximately 38
million) in the United States in 1996. (Source: excerpt from Allergy Statistics: NIAID)
Prevelance statistics for Chronic Sinusitis:
The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Chronic Sinusitis:
- 134.4 cases per 100,000 population of chronic sinusitis in the USA 1994 (US Government Statistics)
- 10.5% of population self-reported having chronic sinusitis in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 12.4% of female population self-reported having chronic sinusitis in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 8.9% of male population self-reported having chronic sinusitis in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 2,020,000 people self-reported having chronic sinusitis in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 833,000 men self-reported having chronic sinusitis in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Prevalence/Incidence of Chronic Sinusitis: Online Medical Books
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Sinusitis:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Sinusitis usually results from viral or bacterial infection. The bacteria responsible for acute sinusitis are usually pneumococci, other streptococci, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis. Staphylococci and gram-negative bacteria are more likely to cause sinusitis in chronic cases or in intensive care patients.
Predisposing factors include any condition that interferes with drainage and ventilation of the sinuses, such as chronic nasal edema, deviated septum, viscous mucus, nasal polyps, allergic rhinitis, nasal intubation, or debilitation due to chemotherapy, malnutrition, diabetes, blood dyscrasias, cystic fibrosis, human immunodeficiency virus or other immunodeficiency disorders, or chronic use of steroids. Bacterial invasion commonly occurs as a result of the conditions listed above or after a viral infection. It may also result from swimming in contaminated water.
Other risk factors for developing sinusitis include a history of asthma, overuse of nasal decongestants, presence of a foreign body in the nose, frequent swimming or diving, dental work, pregnancy, changes in altitude (flying or climbing), air pollution and smoke, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and having a deviated nasal septum, nasal bone spur, or polyp.
Each year, more than 30 million adults and children get sinusitis.
PEDIATRIC TIP The incidence of both acute and chronic sinusitis increases in later childhood. Sinusitis may be more prevalent in children who have had tonsils and adenoids removed.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Whooping cough:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Whooping cough is usually transmitted by the direct inhalation of contaminated droplets from a patient in the acute stage; it may also be spread indirectly through soiled linen and other articles contaminated by respiratory secretions.
Whooping cough is endemic throughout the world, usually occurring in late winter and early spring. In about 50% of cases, it strikes unimmunized children younger than age 1, because the immunization series hasn’t been completed and the child has had contact with an adult harboring the organisms.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Chronic Sinusitis usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Chronic Sinusitis at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Chronic Sinusitis refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Chronic Sinusitis 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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