Prevalence and Incidence of Impotence

About prevalence and incidence statistics: The term 'prevalence' of Impotence usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Impotence at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Impotence refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Impotence 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.

Prevalance of Impotence: 30 million men (NIDDK)
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 9 or 11.03% or 30 million people in USA [about data]
Incidence (annual) of Impotence: 617,715 new cases
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 440 or 0.23% or 617,714 people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Impotence: Experts believe impotence affects between 10 and 15 million American men. ¹

Prevelance statistics about Impotence: The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Impotence:

• 20 to 46% of men aged 40 to 69 in the USA 2000-2002 (American Journal of Epidemiology, 2002)
• 26 new cases per 1,000 men aged 40 to 69 in the USA 2000 (Journal of Urology, 2000)
• Nearly 1/5 of men with "erection problems" in England and Wales 2000 (Office For National Statistics, London, 2002)
• 20-46% of men aged 40-69 self-reported some erectile dysfunction in the US 2000-2002 (Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2000-2002, NIDDK)

Incidence statistics about Impotence: The following statistics relate to the incidence of Impotence:

• 26 new cases of erectile dysfunction per 1,000 population of men aged 40-69 occurred annually in the US 2000 (Journal of Urology, 2000, NIDDK)