Statistics about Peptic Ulcer

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Peptic Ulcer:

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Prevalance of Peptic Ulcer: 5 million in the USA 1987 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, 1994)

Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 54 or 1.84% or 5 million people in USA [about data]

Incidence (annual) of Peptic Ulcer: 3.7 million annually

Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 73 or 1.36% or 3.7 million people in USA [about data]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Peptic Ulcer: 3,699,999 per year, 308,333 per month, 71,153 per week, 10,136 per day, 422 per hour, 7 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: 3.7 million annually

Lifetime risk for Peptic Ulcer: 1 in 10 Americans over lifetime

Prevalance of Peptic Ulcer: 5 million people (1987) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)

Prevelance statistics about Peptic Ulcer:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Peptic Ulcer:

• 22 per 1000 (NHIS95)
• 2.7% of female population self-reported having stomach, duodenal or gastrointestinal ulcers in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 2.7% of population self-reported having stomach, duodenal or gastrointestinal ulcers in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 2.8% of male population self-reported having stomach, duodenal or gastrointestinal ulcers in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 249,000 men self-reported having stomach, duodenal or gastrointestinal ulcers in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 256,000 women self-reported having stomach, duodenal or gastrointestinal ulcers in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 506,000 people self-reported having stomach, duodenal or gastrointestinal ulcers in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Death and mortality statistics for Peptic Ulcer:

Deaths from Peptic Ulcer: 4,604 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001); 6,500 deaths (NIDDK 1987)

Death rate extrapolations for USA for Peptic Ulcer: 4,604 per year, 383 per month, 88 per week, 12 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 4,604 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001); 6,500 deaths (NIDDK 1987)

Deaths from Peptic Ulcer: 6,500 deaths (1987) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)

Society statistics for Peptic Ulcer

  Costs for Peptic Ulcer: $6 billion annually (DBMD)

  Hospitalizations for Peptic Ulcer: 630,000 in the USA 1987 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)

Hospitalization statistics for Peptic Ulcer:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Peptic Ulcer:

• 0.19% (24,762) of hospital consultant episodes were for gastric ulcer in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 64% of hospital consultant episodes for gastric ulcer required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 48% of hospital consultant episodes for gastric ulcer were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 52% of hospital consultant episodes for gastric ulcer were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 34% of hospital consultant episodes for gastric ulcer required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 10.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for gastric ulcer in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for gastric ulcer in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 64 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for gastric ulcer in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 29% of hospital consultant episodes for gastric ulcer occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 38% of hospital consultant episodes for gastric ulcer occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 40% of hospital consultant episodes for gastric ulcer were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.15% (79,295) of hospital bed days were for gastric ulcer in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.17% (22,077) of hospital consultant episodes were for duodenal ulcer in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 56% of hospital consultant episodes for duodenal ulcer required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 61% of hospital consultant episodes for duodenal ulcer were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 39% of hospital consultant episodes for duodenal ulcer were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 57% of hospital consultant episodes for duodenal ulcer required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 12.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for duodenal ulcer in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 7 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for duodenal ulcer in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 62 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for duodenal ulcer in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 33% of hospital consultant episodes for duodenal ulcer occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 39% of hospital consultant episodes for duodenal ulcer occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 21% of hospital consultant episodes for duodenal ulcer were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.22% (114,677) of hospital bed days were for duodenal ulcer in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.012% (1,497) of hospital consultant episodes were for unspecified peptic ulcer site in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 70% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified peptic ulcer site required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 54% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified peptic ulcer site were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 46% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified peptic ulcer site were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 75% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified peptic ulcer site required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for unspecified peptic ulcer site in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for unspecified peptic ulcer site in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 60 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for unspecified peptic ulcer site in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 41% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified peptic ulcer site occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 35% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified peptic ulcer site occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 15% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified peptic ulcer site were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.013% (7,055) of hospital bed days were for unspecified peptic ulcer site in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.002% (272) of hospital consultant episodes were for gastrojejunal ulcer in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 66% of hospital consultant episodes for gastrojejunal ulcer required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 53% of hospital consultant episodes for gastrojejunal ulcer were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 47% of hospital consultant episodes for gastrojejunal ulcer were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 41% of hospital consultant episodes for gastrojejunal ulcer required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 11.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for gastrojejunal ulcer in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 7 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for gastrojejunal ulcer in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 60 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for gastrojejunal ulcer in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 38% of hospital consultant episodes for gastrojejunal ulcer occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 33% of hospital consultant episodes for gastrojejunal ulcer occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 33% of hospital consultant episodes for gastrojejunal ulcer were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.002% (1,230) of hospital bed days were for gastrojejunal ulcer in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

  Hospitalizations for Peptic Ulcer: 630,000 (1987) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)

  Physician office visits for Peptic Ulcer: 3 to 5 million in the USA 1985 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)

  Physician office visits for Peptic Ulcer: 3 to 5 million (1985) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)

  Prescriptions for Peptic Ulcer: 2 million in the USA 1985 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)

  Prescriptions for Peptic Ulcer: 2 million (1985) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)

  Disability from Peptic Ulcer: 401,000 in the USA 1983-87 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)

  Disability from Peptic Ulcer: 401,000 people (1983-87) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)

About statistics:

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