Prevalence and Incidence of Diarrhea
Diarrhea Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Incidence (annual) of Diarrhea:
almost 100% annually (NIDDK) ... see also overview of Diarrhea.
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 1 or 100.00% or 272 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "almost 100% annually (NIDDK)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Diarrhea:
272,000,000 per year,
22,666,666 per month,
5,230,769 per week,
745,205 per day,
31,050 per hour,
517 per minute,
8 per second.
[Source statistic for calculation: "almost 100% annually (NIDDK)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence of types of Diarrhea:
For details see incidence of types of Diarrhea analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:
Prevalance of Diarrhea:
People of all ages can get diarrhea. The average adult has a bout of
diarrhea about four times a year.
(Source: excerpt from Diarrhea: NIDDK)
Death statistics for Diarrhea:
The following statistics relate to deaths and Diarrhea:
- Diarrhea death statistics for various regions worldwide:
- About 707,000 deaths from diarrheal diseases in Africa 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 57,000 deaths from diarrheal diseases in The Americas 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 604,000 deaths from diarrheal diseases in South East Asia 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 16,000 deaths from diarrheal diseases in Europe 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 259,000 deaths from diarrheal diseases in Eastern Mediterranean 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 154,000 deaths from diarrheal diseases in Western Pacific 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- more statistics...»
More Statistics about Diarrhea:
Deaths and related statistics
Hospitalization statistics
All statistics for Diarrhea
Prevalence/Incidence of Diarrhea: Online Medical Books
16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE!
Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration,
for more information about the prevalence and/or incidence of Diarrhea.
Diarrhea - Case 17-1: 2-Month-Old Boy:
III. Incidence and Epidemiology
(Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas)
The incidence of inguinal hernia is estimated to be between 1% and 5%, or
approximately 10 to 20 cases per 1,000 live births. The incidence in premature
infants is significantly higher, approaching 30%. The ratio of boys to girls is
6:1. In boys, the right side is more frequently involved than the left,
presumably due to the embryologic origin of inguinal hernias through a patent
processus vaginalis and the fact that the right testis descends later during
gestation than the left. In both boys and girls, 60% of inguinal hernias occur
on the right, 30% on the left, and 10% bilaterally. Inguinal hernias are
usually diagnosed during the first year of life, most frequently during the
first month. There is often a family history of inguinal hernia. Undescended
testes may be associated with inguinal hernias. Other conditions associated
with inguinal hernias include Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, cystic fibrosis,
congenital cytomegalovirus infection, and testicular feminization. There is no
apparent ethnic or racial predisposition to inguinal hernia. Incarcerated
inguinal hernias occur most frequently before 6 months of age, are less common
after 2 years of age, and are rare after 5 years of age.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas, 2003
Diarrhea - Case 17-4: 15-Month-Old Boy:
III. Incidence and Epidemiology
(Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas)
The annual incidence of neuroblastoma is approximately 8 per 1 million children
younger than 15 years of age. The median age at diagnosis is 22 months, and 95%
of cases are diagnosed by the age of 10 years. Neuroblastoma accounts for
approximately 6% of all pediatric tumors. There is a slight male preponderance,
with a ratio of 1.2:1. There also appear to be cases that are familial in
nature and manifest at a younger age, with a median age of 9 months at
diagnosis. These tumors derive from postganglionic sympathetic cells found in
the paraspinal sympathetic ganglia and in the adrenal chromaffin cells.
Neuroblastoma and ganglioneuroblastoma represent the malignant forms of these
neural crest tumors, whereas ganglioneuroma represents the most benign form,
with no metastatic potential.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas, 2003
Chronic Diarrhea:
Chronic Diarrhea - epidemiology
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
- Chronic diarrhea seen in the tropics and developing countries is more likely infectious in nature than in the US.
- Gender and genetic factors do not play a significant role in most cases of chronic diarrhea.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Diarrhea usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Diarrhea at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Diarrhea refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Diarrhea 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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