See also prevalence and incidence page for Interstitial cystitis
Prevalance of Interstitial cystitis: 847,000 in the USA 1988-1994 (Weighted Analysis of 1988-1994 National Health and Nutrition Survey, 2003)
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 321 or 0.31% or 847,000 people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Interstitial cystitis: About 700,000 people (90 percent of whom are women) (Source: excerpt from Kidney and Urologic Diseases Statistics for the United States: NIDDK) ... "Estimates of the number of people who have IC run as high as 500,000, but no one knows for sure how many people have it. (Source: excerpt from Interstitial Cystitis (Bladder disorder): NWHIC)
The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Interstitial cystitis:
This page presents a variety of statistics about Interstitial cystitis. The term 'prevalence' of Interstitial cystitis usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Interstitial cystitis at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Interstitial cystitis refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Interstitial cystitis 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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