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Diseases » Histoplasmosis » Stats

Statistics about Histoplasmosis

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Prevalance of Histoplasmosis: Approx. 80% of population living in areas with endemic disease is skin-test positive. Of HIV-infected persons in these areas, 10% - 25% develop disseminated histoplasmosis. (Source: excerpt from Histoplasmosis: DBMD)

Histoplasmosis Prevalence: Book Excerpts

Society statistics for Histoplasmosis

Hospitalization statistics for Histoplasmosis:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Histoplasmosis:

0.0001% (12) of hospital consultant episodes were for histoplasmosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
83% of hospital consultant episodes for histoplasmosis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
67% of hospital consultant episodes for histoplasmosis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
33% of hospital consultant episodes for histoplasmosis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
60% of hospital consultant episodes for histoplasmosis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
26.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for histoplasmosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for histoplasmosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
38 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for histoplasmosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
67% of hospital consultant episodes for histoplasmosis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
8% of hospital consultant episodes for histoplasmosis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for histoplasmosis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0006% (294) of hospital bed days were for histoplasmosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Histoplasmosis. The term 'prevalence' of Histoplasmosis usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Histoplasmosis at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Histoplasmosis refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Histoplasmosis 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.