Prevalence and Incidence of Inguinal hernia
| About prevalence and incidence statistics: The term 'prevalence' of Inguinal hernia usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Inguinal hernia at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Inguinal hernia refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Inguinal hernia 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. |
Incidence (annual) of Inguinal hernia: 500,000 cases (NIDDK)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 544 or 0.18% or 500,000 people in USA [about data]
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