Prevalence and Incidence of Peanut allergies
| About prevalence and incidence statistics: The term 'prevalence' of Peanut allergies usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Peanut allergies at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Peanut allergies refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Peanut allergies 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 Peanut allergies: 3 million Americans (peanut and tree nut combined; NIAID)
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 90 or 1.10% or 3 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Peanut allergies: Peanut or tree nut allergies affect approximately 3 million Americans and cause the most severe food-induced allergic reactions.1
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Allergy Statistics: NIAID
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