Prevalence Statistics for Types of Pulmonary fibrosis
Prevalence Statistics for Types of Pulmonary fibrosis
The information below shows a list of types of Pulmonary fibrosis,
with information as to the prevalence of each of these types.
Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.
| Disease | Prevalence Estimate | US people estimate | Statistic Used for Calculation |
| Cystic fibrosis |
approx 1 in 31,000 or 0.00% or 8,774 people in USA |
8,774 |
1 per 31,000 Asian American newborns suffer from cystic fibrosis in the US, genetics Home Reference website
|
| Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| interstitial lung fibrosis |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
Types of Pulmonary fibrosis
For more information about types of Pulmonary fibrosis,
refer to our section on types of Pulmonary fibrosis.
About prevalence:
The medical term 'prevalence' of Pulmonary fibrosis usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Pulmonary fibrosis at any given time,
whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Pulmonary fibrosis is called the 'incidence'.
For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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