Statistics about Typhoid fever

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Typhoid fever:

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Incidence (annual) of Typhoid fever: 346 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)

Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 786,127 or 0.00% or 346 people in USA [about data]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Typhoid fever: 346 per year, 28 per month, 6 per week, 0 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second.

Worldwide prevalence of Typhoid fever: estimated 16 million cases of typhoid fever (DBMD)

Prevalance of Typhoid fever: In the United States about 400 cases occur each year, and 70% of these are acquired while traveling internationally. Typhoid fever is still common in the developing world, where it affects about 12.5 million persons each year. (Source: excerpt from Typhoid Fever (General): DBMD)

Incidence statistics about Typhoid fever:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Typhoid fever:

• 0.28 per 100,000 in Canada 2000¹
• 16 cases in NJ 1998 (NJ DHSS)
• 0.4 new cases of typhoid per 100,000 population was notified in Australia 2002 (Yohannes K, Roche P, Blumer C et al. 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 73 new cases of typhoid was notified in Australia 2002 (Yohannes K, Roche P, Blumer C et al. 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

Society statistics for Typhoid fever

Hospitalization statistics for Typhoid fever:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Typhoid fever:

• 0.002% (219) of hospital consultant episodes were for typhoid and paratyphoid fevers in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 81% of hospital consultant episodes for typhoid and paratyphoid fevers required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 51% of hospital consultant episodes for typhoid and paratyphoid fevers were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 49% of hospital consultant episodes for typhoid and paratyphoid fevers were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 92% of hospital consultant episodes for typhoid and paratyphoid fevers required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 8.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for typhoid and paratyphoid fevers in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for typhoid and paratyphoid fevers in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 24 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for typhoid and paratyphoid fevers in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 74% of hospital consultant episodes for typhoid and paratyphoid fevers occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1% of hospital consultant episodes for typhoid and paratyphoid fevers occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 4% of hospital consultant episodes for typhoid and paratyphoid fevers were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.003% (1,399) of hospital bed days were for typhoid and paratyphoid fevers in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Typhoid fever. The term 'prevalence' of Typhoid fever usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Typhoid fever at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Typhoid fever refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Typhoid fever 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.

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