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Prevalence Statistics for Types of Hernia

The information below shows a list of types of Hernia, 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
Abdominal Hernia	approx 1 in 60 or 1.65% or 4.5 million people in USA	4,500,000	4.5 million people in the USA 1988-90 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Rectal Hernia	N/A	N/A	No information
Hiatal hernia	N/A	N/A	No information
Inguinal hernia	N/A	N/A	No information
Umbilical hernia	N/A	N/A	No information
Reducible hernia	N/A	N/A	No information
Irreducible hernia	N/A	N/A	No information
Incarcerated hernia	N/A	N/A	No information
Obstructed hernia	N/A	N/A	No information
Strangulated hernia	N/A	N/A	No information

Prevalence Statistics for Hernia

Prevelance statistics about Hernia:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Hernia:

2.0% of population self-reported having a hernia in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
1.6% of female population self-reported having a hernia in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
2.5% of male population self-reported having a hernia in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
380,000 people self-reported having a hernia in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
220,000 men self-reported having a hernia in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
160,000 women self-reported having a hernia in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

Types of Hernia

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

About prevalence:

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

» Next page: Incidence of Types of Hernia

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