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Diseases » Thyroid disorders » Incidence
 

Incidence Statistics for Types of Thyroid disorders

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

Incidence Statistics for Types of Thyroid disorders

Disease

Incidence Estimate

US people estimate

Statistic Used for Calculation

Thyroid disorders (overall) N/A N/A 20 million Americans (NWHIC)
Hypothyroidism N/A N/A No information
Hyperthyroidism N/A N/A No information
Hashimoto's thyroiditis N/A N/A No information
Graves' disease approx 1 in 2,000 or 0.05% or 136,000 people in USA 136,000 about 5 per 10,000 people (NWHIC)
Thyroid cancer approx 1 in 13,140 or 0.01% or 20,700 people in USA 20,699 20,700 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate); 19,500 annual cases in the USA (NCI); 14,900 women and 4,600 men annually (NCI).
Goiter N/A N/A No information
Hyperparathyroidism approx 1 in 2,719 or 0.04% or 100,000 people in USA 100,000 100,000 cases per year in the USA
Postpartum thyroiditis N/A N/A No information
Myxedema N/A N/A No information
Autoimmune thyroid diseases N/A N/A No information
Iodine deficiency N/A N/A No information
Multiple endocrine neoplasia N/A N/A No information
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 N/A N/A No information
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 3 N/A N/A No information
Thyroiditis N/A N/A No information

Types of Thyroid disorders

For more information about types of Thyroid disorders, refer to our section on types of Thyroid disorders.

About incidence:

The medical term 'incidence' of Thyroid disorders usually refers to the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Thyroid disorders. Prevalence is a different medical disease measure that refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Thyroid disorders 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.


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