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Incidence Statistics for Types of Poisoning

The information below shows a list of types of Poisoning, with information as to the annual incidence of each of these types of Poisoning. Estimates of the people affected each year are calculated based on the available statistics.

Incidence Statistics for Types of Poisoning

Disease	Incidence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Food Poisoning	approx 1 in 3 or 27.94% or 76 million people in USA	76,000,000	about 76 million cases annually in USA (NIDDK)
Heavy metal poisoning	N/A	N/A	No information
Carbon monoxide poisoning	N/A	N/A	No information
Radon poisoning	N/A	N/A	No information
Chemical poisoning	N/A	N/A	No information
Drug poisoning	N/A	N/A	No information
Alcohol poisoning	N/A	N/A	No information
peritoneal mesothelioma	N/A	N/A	No information
malignant mesothelioma	N/A	N/A	No information
benign mesothelioma	N/A	N/A	No information
pleural plaques	N/A	N/A	No information
diffuse pleural fibrosis	N/A	N/A	No information
benign pleural effusion	N/A	N/A	No information

Incidence Statistics for Poisoning

Incidence of Poisoning:

11,649 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 391 or 0.26% or 694,829 people in USA [about data]

Incidence statistics about Poisoning:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Poisoning:

• Poison control centers receive over 2.2 million calls related to accidental poisonings in the US 2001 (American Journal of Emergency Medicine, CDC, 2001)
• Poison control centers are notified of a poison exposure every 15 seconds in the US 1998 (American Journal of Emergency Medicine, CDC, 2001)
• 52.7% of calls to poison control centers regarding accidental poisonings was for children under 6 years in the US 1998 (American Journal of Emergency Medicine, CDC, 2001)
• Estimated 1 million children have elevated blood lead levels in the US (CDC, 2001)

Types of Poisoning

For more information about types of Poisoning, refer to our section on types of Poisoning.

About incidence:

The medical term 'incidence' of Poisoning usually refers to the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Poisoning. Prevalence is a different medical disease measure that refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Poisoning at any given time (e.g. prevalence includes people who have had a medical condition for a long time). For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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