See also prevalence and incidence page for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
Prevalance of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome: 1-3 per 1,000 people suffer from Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome worldwide, Genetics Home Reference website
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 1,000 or 0.10% or 272,000 people in USA [about data]
This page presents a variety of statistics about Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome. The term 'prevalence' of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome 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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