Statistics about Paget's disease of bone

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Paget's disease of bone:

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Prevalance of Paget's disease of bone: about 3% of people aged over 40; 10% by age 80.

Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 33 or 3.00% or 8.2 million people in USA [about data]

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Hospitalization statistics for Paget's disease of bone:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Paget's disease of bone:

• 0.02% (2,559) of hospital consultant episodes were for Paget’s disease of bone in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 97% of hospital consultant episodes for Paget’s disease of bone required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 49% of hospital consultant episodes for Paget’s disease of bone were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 51% of hospital consultant episodes for Paget’s disease of bone were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 7% of hospital consultant episodes for Paget’s disease of bone required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 10.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for Paget’s disease of bone in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for Paget’s disease of bone in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 76 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for Paget’s disease of bone in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 4% of hospital consultant episodes for Paget’s disease of bone occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 62% of hospital consultant episodes for Paget’s disease of bone occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 75% of hospital consultant episodes for Paget’s disease of bone were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.011% (5,941) of hospital bed days were for Paget’s disease of bone in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

About statistics:

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