See also prevalence and incidence page for Legionnaires' disease
Incidence (annual) of Legionnaires' disease: 1,108 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 245,487 or 0.00% or 1,107 people in USA [about data]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Legionnaires' disease: 1,107 per year, 92 per month, 21 per week, 3 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: 1,108 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)
The following statistics relate to the incidence of Legionnaires' disease:
This page presents a variety of statistics about Legionnaires' disease. The term 'prevalence' of Legionnaires' disease usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Legionnaires' disease at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Legionnaires' disease refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Legionnaires' disease 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.
Footnotes:
1. Notifiable Diseases Online, PPHB, Canada, 2000
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