Statistics about Salmonella food poisoning
Prevalence and incidence statistics for Salmonella food poisoning:
See also prevalence and incidence page for Salmonella food poisoning
Incidence (annual) of Salmonella food poisoning: estimated 1.4 million cases (CDC estimate/NIAID, many unreported)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 194 or 0.51% or 1.4 million people in USA [about data]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Salmonella food poisoning:
1,400,000 per year,
116,666 per month,
26,923 per week,
3,835 per day,
159 per hour,
2 per minute,
0 per second.
Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: estimated 1.4 million cases (CDC estimate/NIAID, many unreported)
Undiagnosed prevalence of Salmonella food poisoning: up to 1.4 million cases (CDC/NAID); estimated that only 2% of cases are reported to CDC
Undiagnosed prevalence rate:
approx 1 in 194 or 0.51% or 1.4 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Salmonella food poisoning:
It is estimated that from 2 to 4 million cases of salmonellosis occur in the U.S. annually.
(Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)
...
Every year, approximately 40,000 cases of salmonellosis are reported
in the United States. Because many milder cases are not diagnosed
or reported, the actual number of infections may be twenty or
more times greater. (Source: excerpt from Salmonellosis (General): DBMD)
...
An estimated 1.4 million cases occur
annually in the United States; of these, approximately 40,000
are culture-confirmed cases reported to CDC. (Source: excerpt from Salmonellosis: DBMD)
Incidence statistics about Salmonella food poisoning:
The following statistics relate to the incidence of Salmonella food poisoning:
- 43,694 cases (1998)
- 40,596 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)
- 18.37 per 100,000 in Canada 20001
- 39.4 new cases of salmonellosis per 100,000 population was notified in Australia 2002 (Yohannes K, Roche P, Blumer C et al. 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 7,756 new cases of salmonellosis was notified in Australia 2002 (Yohannes K, Roche P, Blumer C et al. 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 39,574 new cases of salmonella occurred annually in the US 2000 (Health, United States: 2002, NCHS, CDC)
- more about incidence...»
Salmonella food poisoning Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Death and mortality statistics for Salmonella food poisoning:
Deaths from Salmonella food poisoning: estimated 1,000 deaths each year (DBMD); 38 reported deaths (NVSR Sep 2001)
Death rate extrapolations for USA for Salmonella food poisoning:
1,000 per year,
83 per month,
19 per week,
2 per day,
0 per hour,
0 per minute,
0 per second.
Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: estimated 1,000 deaths each year (DBMD); 38 reported deaths (NVSR Sep 2001)
Deaths from Salmonella food poisoning:
It is estimated that approximately 1,000
persons die each year with acute salmonellosis. (Source: excerpt from Salmonellosis (General): DBMD)
Society statistics for Salmonella food poisoning
Hospitalization statistics for Salmonella food poisoning:
The following are statistics from various sources
about hospitalizations and Salmonella food poisoning:
- 0.009% (1,175) of hospital consultant episodes were for salmonella in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 78% of hospital consultant episodes for salmonella required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 49% of hospital consultant episodes for salmonella were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 51% of hospital consultant episodes for salmonella were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 96% of hospital consultant episodes for salmonella required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 6.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for salmonella in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 5 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for salmonella in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 35 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for salmonella in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 46% of hospital consultant episodes for salmonella occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 14% of hospital consultant episodes for salmonella occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 1% of hospital consultant episodes for salmonella were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.012% (6,388) of hospital bed days were for salmonella in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
About statistics:
This page presents a variety of statistics about Salmonella food poisoning.
The term 'prevalence' of Salmonella food poisoning usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Salmonella food poisoning at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Salmonella food poisoning refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Salmonella food poisoning 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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