Prevalence and Incidence of Iron deficiency anemia

About prevalence and incidence statistics: The term 'prevalence' of Iron deficiency anemia usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Iron deficiency anemia at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Iron deficiency anemia refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Iron deficiency anemia 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 Iron deficiency anemia: 187,979 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC); 20% women of childbearing age; 2% adult men (NWHIC)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 24 or 4.12% or 11.2 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Iron deficiency anemia: In the United States, 20% of all women of childbearing age have iron-deficiency anemia, compared with only 2% of adult men.¹

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Anemia: NWHIC

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