See also prevalence and incidence page for Osteogenesis imperfecta
Prevalance of Osteogenesis imperfecta: 6-7 per 100,000 people are affected by osteogenesis imperfecta worldwide, Genetics Home Reference website
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 16,666 or 0.01% or 16,320 people in USA [about data]
Incidence (annual) of Osteogenesis imperfecta: about 1 in 10,0001.
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 10,000 or 0.01% or 27,200 people in USA [about data]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Osteogenesis imperfecta: 27,199 per year, 2,266 per month, 523 per week, 74 per day, 3 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: about 1 in 10,0001.
This page presents a variety of statistics about Osteogenesis imperfecta. The term 'prevalence' of Osteogenesis imperfecta usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Osteogenesis imperfecta at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Osteogenesis imperfecta refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Osteogenesis imperfecta 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. Pathophysiology of Disease, Stephen J. McPhee, Vishwanash R. Lingappa, Willim F. Ganong, Jack D. Lang, Prentice Hall, 1995
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