The following are statistics from various sources about Rotavirus:
See also prevalence and incidence page for Rotavirus
Incidence (annual) of Rotavirus: 3 million cases in the USA each year.
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 90 or 1.10% or 3 million people in USA [about data]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Rotavirus: 3,000,000 per year, 249,999 per month, 57,692 per week, 8,219 per day, 342 per hour, 5 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: 3 million cases in the USA each year.
Prevalance of Rotavirus: Over 3 million cases of rotavirus gastroenteritis occur annually in the U.S. (Source: FDA Bad Bug Book) ... In the United States alone, rotavirus causes more than 3 million cases of childhood diarrhea each year (Source: excerpt from Stories of Discovery Rotavirus Vaccine Preventing Severe Diarrheal Disease in Infants: NIAID)
Deaths from Rotavirus: 20 to 100 deaths in the USA (NIAID)
Death rate extrapolations for USA for Rotavirus: 20 per year, 1 per month, 0 per week, 0 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 20 to 100 deaths in the USA (NIAID)
Deaths from Rotavirus: to an estimated 55,000 to 100,000 hospitalizations and 20 to 100 deaths. (Source: excerpt from Stories of Discovery Rotavirus Vaccine Preventing Severe Diarrheal Disease in Infants: NIAID)
Costs for Rotavirus: more than $1 billion in total costs to society including $264 million direct costs (CDC-OC)
Costs for Rotavirus: In the United States, rotavirus gastroenteritis is responsible for an estimated $264 million in direct medical costs and more than $1 billion in total costs to society. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Rotavirus and Rotavirus Vaccine: CDC-OC)
Hospitalizations for Rotavirus: 55,000 to 100,000 hospitalizations in the USA (NIAID)
This page presents a variety of statistics about Rotavirus. The term 'prevalence' of Rotavirus usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Rotavirus at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Rotavirus refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Rotavirus 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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