Statistics about Genital herpes

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

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Genital herpes: (see also prevalence and incidence page for Genital herpes)
  Prevalance of Genital herpes: 67 million people (NIAID)
  Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 4 or 24.63% or 67 million people in USA [about data]
  Incidence (annual) of Genital herpes: 500,000 new cases annually; 1 million annual cases (CDC 2001)
  Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 544 or 0.18% or 500,000 people in USA [about data]
  Prevalance of Genital herpes: Nationwide, 45 million people ages 12 and older, or one out of five of the total adolescent and adult population, are infected with HSV-2. ¹ ... About one in five people in the United States over age 12 – approximately 45 million individuals – are infected with HSV-2, the virus that causes genital herpes.² ... Genital herpes affects an estimated 60 million Americans.³ ... Genital herpes is a contagious viral infection that affects an estimated 30 million Americans.⁴
  Incidence of Genital herpes: Up to 1 million new HSV-2 infections may be transmitted each year in the United States.² ... Approximately 500,000 new cases of this incurable viral infection develop annually.³ ... Each year, as many as 500,000 new cases are believed to occur.⁴
  Prevelance statistics about Genital herpes: The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Genital herpes:

45 million people currently infected (CDC 2001)
Estimated 45 million cases in the USA 2002 (Trends in STD’s in the US, CDC, 2002)
45 million people currently infected in America (Tracking The Hidden Epidemics, CDC, 2002)

Incidence statistics about Genital herpes: The following statistics relate to the incidence of Genital herpes:

Estimated 1 million new cases each year in the USA 2002 (Trends in STD’s in the US, CDC, 2002)
1 million new cases annually in America (Tracking The Hidden Epidemics, CDC, 2002)

Society statistics for Genital herpes
  Costs for Genital herpes: approximately $237 million in 1994 (NIAID)
  Costs for Genital herpes: Costs associated with genital herpes totalled approximately $237 million in 1994.²
  Hospitalization statistics for Genital herpes: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Genital herpes:

0.0022% (284) of hospital consultant episodes were for anogenital herpesviral infection in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
93% of hospital consultant episodes for anogenital herpesviral infection required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
8% of hospital consultant episodes for anogenital herpesviral infection were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
92% of hospital consultant episodes for anogenital herpesviral infection were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
89% of hospital consultant episodes for anogenital herpesviral infection required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for anogenital herpesviral infection in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for anogenital herpesviral infection in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
28 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for anogenital herpesviral infection in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
79% of hospital consultant episodes for anogenital herpesviral infection occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for anogenital herpesviral infection occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for anogenital herpesviral infection were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0017% (899) of hospital bed days were for anogenital herpesviral infection in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

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Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Genital Herpes: DSTD
2. excerpt from Sexually Transmitted Diseases Statistics, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID
3. excerpt from Sexually Transmitted Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID
4. excerpt from Genital Herpes: NWHIC

Last revision: April 11, 2003

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