Statistics about Rotavirus

About statistics: This page presents a variety of statistics about Rotavirus. 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.

Statistics for Rotavirus: The following are statistics from various sources about Rotavirus:

2
000 daily infant deaths worldwide

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Rotavirus: (see also prevalence and incidence page for Rotavirus)
  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

Death and mortality statistics for Rotavirus:
Deaths from Rotavirus: 20 to 100 deaths in the USA (NIAID)
Deaths from Rotavirus: to an estimated 55,000 to 100,000 hospitalizations and 20 to 100 deaths.¹

Society statistics for Rotavirus
  Costs for Rotavirus: more than $1 billion in total costs to society including $264 million direct costs (CDC-OC)
  Costs for Rotavirus: In the United States, rotavirus gastroenteritis is responsible for an estimated $264 million in direct medical costs and more than $1 billion in total costs to society. ²
  Hospitalizations for Rotavirus: 55,000 to 100,000 hospitalizations in the USA (NIAID) '

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Stories of Discovery Rotavirus Vaccine Preventing Severe Diarrheal Disease in Infants: NIAID
2. excerpt from Facts About Rotavirus and Rotavirus Vaccine: CDC-OC

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