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Incidence Statistics for Types of Diarrhea

The information below shows a list of types of Diarrhea, with information as to the annual incidence of each of these types of Diarrhea. Estimates of the people affected each year are calculated based on the available statistics.

Incidence Statistics for Types of Diarrhea

Disease	Incidence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Acute diarrhea	N/A	N/A	No information
Chronic diarrhea	N/A	N/A	No information
Infectious Diarrhea	approx 1 in 3 or 36.40% or 99 million people in USA	99,000,000	99 million new cases in the USA 1980 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Traveler's diarrhea	approx 1 in 27 or 3.68% or 10 million people in USA	10,000,000	estimated 10 million (DBMD1)
Diabetic Diarrhea	N/A	N/A	No information
Common Diarrhea	N/A	N/A	No information
Overflow diarrhea	N/A	N/A	No information
Severe diarrhea	N/A	N/A	No information
Mild diarrhea	N/A	N/A	No information

Incidence Statistics for Diarrhea

Incidence of Diarrhea:

almost 100% annually (NIDDK)

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 1 or 100.00% or 272 million people in USA [about data]

Types of Diarrhea

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

About incidence:

The medical term 'incidence' of Diarrhea usually refers to the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Diarrhea. Prevalence is a different medical disease measure that refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Diarrhea at any given time (e.g. prevalence includes people who have had a medical condition for a long time). For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

Footnotes:
1. Traveller's Diarrhea, CDC/DBMD, Nov 21, 2006

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