Prevalence and Incidence of Dog bite

Dog bite Prevalence: Book Excerpts

• Mammalian Bites - epidemiology - Mammalian Bites

Incidence (annual) of Dog bite:

1 million cases (unreliable estimate) ... see also overview of Dog bite.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "1 million cases (unreliable estimate)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Dog bite:

1,000,000 per year, 83,333 per month, 19,230 per week, 2,739 per day, 114 per hour, 1 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "1 million cases (unreliable estimate)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Prevalence/Incidence of Dog bite: Online Medical Books

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Mammalian Bites: Mammalian Bites - epidemiology
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

• Animal bites:
  • Dogs are responsible for 90–95%, cats, 3–8%; rodents or rabbits, 1%; and raccoons and other animals, 1%.
  • 90% of the offending animals are well known to the victim.
  • Children are the most common victims.
  • Boys are twice as likely as girls to be bitten by dogs; girls are more likely to be bitten by cats.
• Human bites:
  • Incidence is unknown, due to lack of reporting.
  • Most common in children ages 2–5 years.
  • In older children, bites may occur accidentally during sports activities or intentionally during altercations or abusive situations.

Mammalian Bites - incidence

There are an estimated 4.5 million dog bites, 400,000 cat bites, and 250,000 human bites annually in the US.

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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008

About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Dog bite usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Dog bite at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Dog bite refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Dog bite 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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