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Prevalence Statistics for Types of Glomerulonephritis

Prevalence Statistics for Types of Glomerulonephritis

The information below shows a list of types of Glomerulonephritis, with information as to the prevalence of each of these types. Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.

Disease	Prevalence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
acute glomerulonephritis	N/A	N/A	No information
chronic glomerulonephritis	N/A	N/A	No information
Primary Glomerulonephritis	approx 1 in 4,428 or 0.02% or 61,422 people in USA	61,422	61,423 people with Primary Glomerulonephritis in the USA 1996 ¹
Post streptococcal glomerulonephritis	N/A	N/A	No information
IgA Glomerulonephritis	approx 1 in 4,428 or 0.02% or 61,422 people in USA	61,422	61,423 people in the USA 1996 ¹

Types of Glomerulonephritis

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

About prevalence:

The medical term 'prevalence' of Glomerulonephritis usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Glomerulonephritis at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Glomerulonephritis is called the 'incidence'. For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

Footnotes:
1. Rose and Mackay, 1998, The Autoimmune Diseases, Third Edition

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Prevalence Statistics for Types of Glomerulonephritis