Statistics about Thalassemia

About statistics: This page presents a variety of statistics about Thalassemia. The term 'prevalence' of Thalassemia usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Thalassemia at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Thalassemia refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Thalassemia 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 Thalassemia: (see also prevalence and incidence page for Thalassemia)
Prevalance of Thalassemia: 1,000 people with Cooley's anemia (NHLBI)
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 272,000 or 0.00% or 1,000 people in USA [about data]

Death and mortality statistics for Thalassemia:
Deaths from Thalassemia: 20 deaths (NHLBI 1999)

Society statistics for Thalassemia
Hospitalizations for Thalassemia: 4,000 (NHLBI 1999)
Hospitalization statistics for Thalassemia: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Thalassemia:

0.07% (9,233) of hospital consultant episodes were for thalassaemia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for thalassaemia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
53% of hospital consultant episodes for thalassaemia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47% of hospital consultant episodes for thalassaemia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5% of hospital consultant episodes for thalassaemia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for thalassaemia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for thalassaemia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
23 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for thalassaemia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
69% of hospital consultant episodes for thalassaemia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for thalassaemia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
78% of hospital consultant episodes for thalassaemia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.007% (3,605) of hospital bed days were for thalassaemia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

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Last revision: June 20, 2003

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