Prevalence and Incidence of Toxic Shock Syndrome

About prevalence and incidence statistics: The term 'prevalence' of Toxic Shock Syndrome usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Toxic Shock Syndrome at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Toxic Shock Syndrome refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Toxic Shock Syndrome 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 Toxic Shock Syndrome: 113 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999); 1-2 per 100,000 (DBMD)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 2,407,079 or 0.00% or 112 people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Toxic Shock Syndrome: In the United States, annual incidence is 1-2/100,000 women 15-44 years of age (last active surveillance done in 1987).¹

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Toxic Shock Syndrome: DBMD

Last revision: June 23, 2003

Medical Tools & Articles:

Next articles:

• Risk Factor Center
• Medical Statistics Center
• Medical Treatment Center
• Prevention Center
• Medical Tests Center

Medical Articles:

• Disease & Treatments Search
• Online Diagnosis
• Misdiagnosis Center
• Full list of interesting articles