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Diseases » Phenylketonuria » Stats

Statistics about Phenylketonuria

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Prevalence and incidence statistics for Phenylketonuria:

See also prevalence and incidence page for Phenylketonuria

Prevalance of Phenylketonuria: 1 per 10,000 - 15,000 newborns are diagnosed with phenylketonuria in the US, Genetics Home Reference website

Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 10,000 or 0.01% or 27,200 people in USA [about data]

Incidence (annual) of Phenylketonuria: 1 of every 10,000 infants in the United States (NIDCD)

Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 10,000 or 0.01% or 27,200 people in USA [about data]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Phenylketonuria: 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: 1 of every 10,000 infants in the United States (NIDCD)

Phenylketonuria Prevalence: Book Excerpts

Causes and incidence - Phenylketonuria

About statistics:

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