Prevalence and Incidence of Indigestion
| About prevalence and incidence statistics: The term 'prevalence' of Indigestion usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Indigestion at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Indigestion refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Indigestion 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 Indigestion: 35 per 1000 - NHIS95 (frequent indigestion)
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 28 or 3.50% or 9.5 million people in USA [about data]
Incidence (annual) of Indigestion: 6 million cases annually
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 45 or 2.21% or 6 million people in USA [about data]
Last revision: May 27, 2003
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