Statistics about Ocular Herpes
Prevalence and incidence statistics for Ocular Herpes:
See also prevalence and incidence page for Ocular Herpes
Prevalance of Ocular Herpes:
400,000 Americans have had some form
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 679 or 0.15% or 400,000 people in USA [about data]
Incidence (annual) of Ocular Herpes: 50,000 new/recurrent cases per year, 25% have stromal keratitis
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 5,439 or 0.02% or 50,000 people in USA [about data]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Ocular Herpes:
50,000 per year,
4,166 per month,
961 per week,
136 per day,
5 per hour,
0 per minute,
0 per second.
Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: 50,000 new/recurrent cases per year, 25% have stromal keratitis
Prevalance of Ocular Herpes:
An estimated 400,000 Americans have had
some form of ocular herpes. (Source: excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI)
Incidence of Ocular Herpes:
Each year, nearly 50,000 new and
recurring cases are diagnosed in the United States, with the more
serious stromal keratitis accounting for about 25 percent. (Source: excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI)
Ocular Herpes Prevalence: Book Excerpts
About statistics:
This page presents a variety of statistics about Ocular Herpes.
The term 'prevalence' of Ocular Herpes usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Ocular Herpes at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Ocular Herpes refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Ocular Herpes 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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