Statistics about Q fever

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Q fever:

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Incidence (annual) of Q fever: 3.9 new cases per 100,000 population of Q Fever were notified in Australia 2002 (Yohannes K, Roche P, Blumer C et al. 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 25,641 or 0.00% or 10,608 people in USA [about data]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Q fever: 10,608 per year, 884 per month, 204 per week, 29 per day, 1 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: 3.9 new cases per 100,000 population of Q Fever were notified in Australia 2002 (Yohannes K, Roche P, Blumer C et al. 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

Incidence statistics about Q fever:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Q fever:

• 761 new cases of Q Fever was notified in Australia 2002 (Yohannes K, Roche P, Blumer C et al. 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Mortality rate: Only 1%-2% of people with acute Q fever die of the disease. (Source: excerpt from Q Fever: DVRD)

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Hospitalization statistics for Q fever:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Q fever:

• 0.0001% (9) of hospital consultant episodes were for Q fever in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 78% of hospital consultant episodes for Q fever required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 44% of hospital consultant episodes for Q fever were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 46% of hospital consultant episodes for Q fever were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 85% of hospital consultant episodes for Q fever required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 12.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for Q fever in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 9 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for Q fever in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 50 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for Q fever in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 89% of hospital consultant episodes for Q fever occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0% of hospital consultant episodes for Q fever occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0% of hospital consultant episodes for Q fever were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.0001% (75) of hospital bed days were for Q fever in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

About statistics:

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