Prevalence and Incidence of Rotavirus
| About prevalence and incidence statistics: The term 'prevalence' of Rotavirus usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Rotavirus at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Rotavirus refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Rotavirus 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 Rotavirus: 3 million cases in the USA each year.
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 90 or 1.10% or 3 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Rotavirus: In the United States alone, rotavirus causes more than 3 million cases of childhood diarrhea each year1
Prevelance of Rotavirus discussion:
Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhea among
children, resulting in the hospitalization of approximately 55,000 children
each year in the United States and the death of over 600,000 children
annually worldwide.2
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Stories of Discovery Rotavirus Vaccine Preventing Severe Diarrheal Disease in Infants: NIAID
2. excerpt from Rotavirus: DVRD
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