See also prevalence and incidence page for Sarcoidosis
Prevalance of Sarcoidosis: 20 per 100,000 overall; 5 in 100,000 white people; 40 out of 100,000 black people; Scandinavia 64 out of 100,000 people
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 5,000 or 0.02% or 54,400 people in USA [about data]
Incidence (annual) of Sarcoidosis: 20 per 100,000 in the city, less in the country.
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 5,000 or 0.02% or 54,400 people in USA [about data]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Sarcoidosis: 54,399 per year, 4,533 per month, 1,046 per week, 149 per day, 6 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: 20 per 100,000 in the city, less in the country.
Prevalance of Sarcoidosis: The best estimate today is that about 5 in 100,000 white people in the United States have sarcoidosis. Among black people, it occurs more frequently, in probably 40 out of 100,000 people. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Sarcoidosis: NHLBI)
Incidence of Sarcoidosis: Overall, there appear to be 20 cases per 100,000 in cities on the east coast and somewhat fewer in rural locations. Some scientists, however, believe that these figures greatly underestimated the percentage of the U.S. population with sarcoidosis. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Sarcoidosis: NHLBI)
Deaths from Sarcoidosis: 572 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
Death rate extrapolations for USA for Sarcoidosis: 572 per year, 47 per month, 11 per week, 1 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 572 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
Hospitalizations for Sarcoidosis: 6,000 (NHLBI 1999)
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Sarcoidosis:
Physician office visits for Sarcoidosis: 130,000 (NHLBI 1999)
This page presents a variety of statistics about Sarcoidosis. The term 'prevalence' of Sarcoidosis usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Sarcoidosis at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Sarcoidosis refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Sarcoidosis 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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