See also prevalence and incidence page for Vitiligo
Prevalance of Vitiligo: 2 to 5 million people in the USA (1-2% worldwide); 1,059,560 people in the USA 1996 1
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 136 or 0.74% or 2 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Vitiligo: About 1 to 2 percent of the world's population, or 40 to 50 million people, have vitiligo. In the United States, 2 to 5 million people have the disorder. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers about Vitiligo: NIAMS)
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Vitiligo:
This page presents a variety of statistics about Vitiligo. The term 'prevalence' of Vitiligo usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Vitiligo at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Vitiligo refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Vitiligo 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. Rose and Mackay, 1998, The Autoimmune Diseases, Third Edition
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