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Incidence Statistics for Types of Sudden Digestive Conditions

The information below shows a list of types of Sudden Digestive Conditions, with information as to the annual incidence of each of these types of Sudden Digestive Conditions. Estimates of the people affected each year are calculated based on the available statistics.

Incidence Statistics for Types of Sudden Digestive Conditions

Disease

Incidence Estimate

US people estimate

Statistic Used for Calculation

Infectious diarrhea approx 1 in 3 or 36.40% or 99 million people in USA 99,000,000 99 million new cases in the USA 1980 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
gastroenteritis N/A N/A No information
diarrhea approx 1 in 1 or 100.00% or 272 million people in USA 272,000,000 almost 100% annually (NIDDK)
Food poisoning approx 1 in 3 or 27.94% or 76 million people in USA 76,000,000 about 76 million cases annually in USA (NIDDK)
E-coli food poisoning approx 1 in 10,879 or 0.01% or 25,000 people in USA 25,000 25,000 cases per year estimated
Salmonella food poisoning approx 1 in 194 or 0.51% or 1.4 million people in USA 1,400,000 estimated 1.4 million cases (CDC estimate/NIAID, many unreported)
Campylobacter food poisoning approx 1 in 108 or 0.92% or 2.5 million people in USA 2,499,999 2.5 million cases per year (CDC estimate/NIAID); 2 million cases to 8 million cases a year
shigella food poisoning approx 1 in 15,524 or 0.01% or 17,521 people in USA 17,521 17,521 annual cases of shigellosis notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)
Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning N/A N/A No information
Clostridium perfringens food poisoning N/A N/A No information
Viral digestive infections N/A N/A No information
Enteroviruses approx 1 in 27 or 3.68% or 10 million people in USA 10,000,000 estimated 10-15 million cases annually in USA (DVRD)
viral dysentery N/A N/A No information
Bacterial digestive infections N/A N/A No information
cholera approx 1 in 45,333,334 or 0.00% or 5 people in USA 5 6 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)
dysentery N/A N/A No information
Parasitic digestive infections N/A N/A No information
Giardia approx 1 in 6,138 or 0.02% or 44,308 people in USA 44,308 16.29 per 100,000 in Canada 20001
Cryptosporiosis approx 1 in 115,205 or 0.00% or 2,360 people in USA 2,360 2,361 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)

Types of Sudden Digestive Conditions

For more information about types of Sudden Digestive Conditions, refer to our section on types of Sudden Digestive Conditions.

About incidence:

The medical term 'incidence' of Sudden Digestive Conditions usually refers to the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Sudden Digestive Conditions. Prevalence is a different medical disease measure that refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Sudden Digestive Conditions at any given time (e.g. prevalence includes people who have had a medical condition for a long time). For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.



Footnotes:
1. Notifiable Diseases Online, PPHB, Canada, 2000
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