Statistics about Penicillin allergy
Prevalence and incidence statistics for Penicillin allergy:
See also prevalence and incidence page for Penicillin allergy
Prevalance of Penicillin allergy:
2-3% of people (2-3% of hospitalized patients)
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 50 or 2.00% or 5.4 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Penicillin allergy:
Penicillin is a common cause of drug allergy. One clinic found
2.5 percent of their study group reacted to penicillin allergy
skin tests (IgE antibodies). (Source: excerpt from Allergy Statistics: NIAID)
Death and mortality statistics for Penicillin allergy:
Deaths from Penicillin allergy: 400 deaths annually among Americans (NIAID)
Death rate extrapolations for USA for Penicillin allergy:
399 per year,
33 per month,
7 per week,
1 per day,
0 per hour,
0 per minute,
0 per second.
Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 400 deaths annually among Americans (NIAID)
Deaths from Penicillin allergy:
Anaphylactic reactions
to penicillin cause 400 deaths annually among Americans, making
penicillin allergy a more common cause of death than food
allergy. (Source: excerpt from Allergy Statistics: NIAID)
About statistics:
This page presents a variety of statistics about Penicillin allergy.
The term 'prevalence' of Penicillin allergy usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Penicillin allergy at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Penicillin allergy refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Penicillin allergy 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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