Statistics about Digestive Diseases
Prevalence and incidence statistics for Digestive Diseases:
See also prevalence and incidence page for Digestive Diseases
Prevalance of Digestive Diseases:
60 to 70 million cases in the USA 1985 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447)
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 4 or 22.06% or 60 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Digestive Diseases:
60 to 70 million
people affected by all digestive diseases
(1985) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
Incidence statistics about Digestive Diseases:
The following statistics relate to the incidence of Digestive Diseases:
- 18.9 million noninstitutionalized adults were diagnosed with digestive disorders annually in the US 2001 (Summary Health Statistics for US Adults, 2001, NCHS, CDC)
- 9.3% of noninstitutionalized adults were diagnosed with digestive disorders annually in the US 2001 (Summary Health Statistics for US Adults, 2001, NCHS, CDC)
- more about incidence...»
Death and mortality statistics for Digestive Diseases:
Deaths from Digestive Diseases: 191,000 deaths in the USA 1985 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, 1994)
Death rate extrapolations for USA for Digestive Diseases:
191,000 per year,
15,916 per month,
3,673 per week,
523 per day,
21 per hour,
0 per minute,
0 per second.
Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 191,000 deaths in the USA 1985 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, 1994)
Death statistics for Digestive Diseases:
The following are statistics from various sources
about deaths and Digestive Diseases:
- 25 male deaths per 100,000 population for digestive diseases in Australia 1994 (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2004)
- 17 female deaths per 100,000 population for digestive diseases in Australia 1994 (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2004)
- Digestive conditions including gastritis, duodenitis, non-infectious enteritis, and colitis caused 2.2% of deaths for non-neonate infants in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- Digestive diseases caused 26 male deaths per 100,000 population in Australia 2002 (AIHW Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
- Digestive diseases caused 19 female deaths per 100,000 population in Australia 2002 (AIHW Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
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Deaths from Digestive Diseases:
Mortality: 191,000, including deaths from
cancer (1985) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
Society statistics for Digestive Diseases
Costs for Digestive Diseases: $107 billion in the USA 1992 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, 1994)
Costs for Digestive Diseases: Costs:
$107 billion (1992)
$87 billion direct medical costs
$20 billion indirect costs (e.g., disability and mortality) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
Cost statistics for Digestive Diseases:
The following are statistics from various sources
about costs and Digestive Diseases:
- $87 billion direct medical costs in the USA 1992 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact - NIH Publication No. 94-1447, 1994)
- $20 billion indirect costs (eg disability and mortality) in the USA 1992 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact - NIH Publication No. 94-1447, 1994)
- Estimated $912,443,000 spent in public hospitals on digestive system in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- Estimated $701,583,000 spent in public hospitals on the digestive system in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Hospitalizations for Digestive Diseases: 10 million or 13% of all hospitalizations in the USA 1985 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, 1994)
Hospitalization statistics for Digestive Diseases:
The following are statistics from various sources
about hospitalizations and Digestive Diseases:
- 124,060 patient days spent in private hospitals for digestive diseases in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 346,401 admissions to public hospitals because of digestive diseases in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 40,638 admissions to private hospitals because of digestive diseases in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 47.2% of hospitalisations for digestive diseases in public hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 66.0% of hospitalisations for digestive diseases in private hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 998,124 patient days spent in public hospitals for digestive diseases in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 1,409,157 patient days spent in private hospitals were for procedures on digestive system in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 2,121,395 patient days spent in public hospitals for procedures on digestive system in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 444,159 admissions to public hospitals for procedures on digestive system in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 52.8% of hospitalisations for procedures on digestive system were single day in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 635,074 admissions to private hospitals for procedures on digestive system in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 75.4% of hospitalisations for procedures on digestive system were single day in private hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 11% of male hospitalizations were for digestive diseases in Canada 1996/97 (Hospital Morbidity Database, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Health Canada)
- 9% of female hospitalizations were for digestive diseases in Canada 1996/97 (Hospital Morbidity Database, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Health Canada)
Hospitalizations for Digestive Diseases: Hospitalizations: 10 million (13 percent
of all hospitalizations) (1985) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
Physician office visits for Digestive Diseases: 50 million in the USA 1985 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, 1994)
Physician office visit statistics for Digestive Diseases:
The following are statistics from various sources
about physician office visits and Digestive Diseases:
- 31.6 million visits were made to a physician’s office for digestive disorders in the US 2001 (National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2001 Summary, NCHS, CDC)
- 3.0 million visits were made to hospital outpatient departments for digestive disorders in the US 2001 (National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2001 Summary, 2001, NCHS, CDC)
- 14.4 million visits were made to hospital emergency departments for digestive disorders in the US 2001 (National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2001 Summary, 2001, NCHS, CDC)
Physician office visits for Digestive Diseases: Physician office visits: 50 million
(1985) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
Disability from Digestive Diseases: 1.4 million people in the USA 1987 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, 1994)
Disability from Digestive Diseases: Disability: 1.4 million people
(1987) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
Procedures for Digestive Diseases: 10 million cases (14% of all procedures) in the USA 1985 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, 1994)
About statistics:
This page presents a variety of statistics about Digestive Diseases.
The term 'prevalence' of Digestive Diseases usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Digestive Diseases at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Digestive Diseases refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Digestive Diseases 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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