Statistics about Muscular Dystrophy
| About statistics: This page presents a variety of statistics about Muscular Dystrophy. The term 'prevalence' of Muscular Dystrophy usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Muscular Dystrophy at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Muscular Dystrophy refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Muscular Dystrophy 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 Muscular Dystrophy: (see also prevalence and incidence page for Muscular Dystrophy)
Incidence (annual) of Muscular Dystrophy: 7 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 651,450 or 0.00% or 417 people in USA [about data]
Last revision: June 4, 2003
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