Statistics about Rheumatoid arthritis
Prevalence and incidence statistics for Rheumatoid arthritis:
See also prevalence and incidence page for Rheumatoid arthritis
Prevalance of Rheumatoid arthritis:
2.5 million Americans (NWHIC); 1% of US population (NIAMS)
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 108 or 0.92% or 2.5 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Rheumatoid arthritis:
Scientists estimate that about 2.1 million people, or 1
percent of the U.S. adult population, have rheumatoid arthritis. (Source: excerpt from Handout on Health Rheumatoid Arthritis: NIAMS)
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About 1 percent of the U.S. population
(about 2.1 million people) has rheumatoid arthritis.
(Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases: NIAMS)
Prevelance statistics about Rheumatoid arthritis:
The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Rheumatoid arthritis:
- 2.1 million people with rheumatoid arthritis (NIAMS)
- 1,736,099 people with rheumatoid arthritis in the USA 1996 1
- 2.1 million cases of RA in the US (NIH, The National Women’s Health Centre, 2004)
- 2 to 3 times more common in women than men in the US (NIH, The National Women’s Health Centre, 2004)
- About 2.5 million people in the US (American Medical Women’s Association)
- Affects women 3 times more than men in the US (American Medical Women’s Association)
- more about prevalence...»
Rheumatoid arthritis Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Society statistics for Rheumatoid arthritis
Hospitalization statistics for Rheumatoid arthritis:
The following are statistics from various sources
about hospitalizations and Rheumatoid arthritis:
- 0.05% (6,633) of hospital consultant episodes were for seropositive rheumatoid arthritis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 95% of hospital consultant episodes for seropositive rheumatoid arthritis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 27% of hospital consultant episodes for seropositive rheumatoid arthritis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 73% of hospital consultant episodes for seropositive rheumatoid arthritis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 9% of hospital consultant episodes for seropositive rheumatoid arthritis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for seropositive rheumatoid arthritis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for seropositive rheumatoid arthritis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 60 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for seropositive rheumatoid arthritis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 44% of hospital consultant episodes for seropositive rheumatoid arthritis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 11% of hospital consultant episodes for seropositive rheumatoid arthritis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 54% of hospital consultant episodes for seropositive rheumatoid arthritis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.045% (23,708) of hospital bed days were for seropositive rheumatoid arthritis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.26% (33,294) of hospital consultant episodes were for other rheumatoid arthritis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 95% of hospital consultant episodes for other rheumatoid arthritis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 25% of hospital consultant episodes for other rheumatoid arthritis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 75% of hospital consultant episodes for other rheumatoid arthritis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 10% of hospital consultant episodes for other rheumatoid arthritis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 10.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for other rheumatoid arthritis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for other rheumatoid arthritis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 59 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for other rheumatoid arthritis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 48% of hospital consultant episodes for other rheumatoid arthritis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 15% of hospital consultant episodes for other rheumatoid arthritis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 54% of hospital consultant episodes for other rheumatoid arthritis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.24% (127,221) of hospital bed days were for other rheumatoid arthritis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
About statistics:
This page presents a variety of statistics about Rheumatoid arthritis.
The term 'prevalence' of Rheumatoid arthritis usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Rheumatoid arthritis at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Rheumatoid arthritis refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Rheumatoid arthritis 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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