Statistics about Group A Streptococcal Infections

About statistics: This page presents a variety of statistics about Group A Streptococcal Infections. The term 'prevalence' of Group A Streptococcal Infections usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Group A Streptococcal Infections at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Group A Streptococcal Infections refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Group A Streptococcal Infections 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 Group A Streptococcal Infections: (see also prevalence and incidence page for Group A Streptococcal Infections)
  Incidence (annual) of Group A Streptococcal Infections: 3.2 cases per 100,000 (DBMD)
  Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 31,249 or 0.00% or 8,704 people in USA [about data]
  Prevalance of Group A Streptococcal Infections: Group A streptococcus -- 3.2 cases per 100,000; estimated 9,000 cases and 1,000 deaths annually in the United States¹ ... Over 10 million noninvasive GAS infections (primarily throat and skin infections) occur annually.²

Death and mortality statistics for Group A Streptococcal Infections:
Deaths from Group A Streptococcal Infections: 1,000 deaths annually in USA (DBMD)
Deaths from Group A Streptococcal Infections: 1,000 deaths annually in the United States¹

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Active Bacterial Core Surveillance: DBMD
2. excerpt from Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Disease: DBMD

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