Prevalence and Incidence of Varicose veins

About prevalence and incidence statistics: The term 'prevalence' of Varicose veins usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Varicose veins at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Varicose veins refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Varicose veins 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 Varicose veins: 45 per 1000 (NHIS95)
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 22 or 4.50% or 12.2 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Varicose veins: It also is estimated that 41% of all women will suffer from abnormal leg veins by the time they are in the 50s.¹

Prevelance statistics about Varicose veins: The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Varicose veins:

41% women have abnormal leg veins by 50's
60% of all American women and men suffer from some form of vein disorder
2.3% of population self-reported having varicose veins in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
1.1% of male population self-reported having varicose veins in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
3.5% of female population self-reported having varicose veins in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
440,000 people self-reported having varicose veins in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
98,000 men self-reported having varicose veins in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
342,000 women self-reported having varicose veins in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from VARICOSE VEINS AND SPIDER VEINS: NWHIC

Last revision: Nov 9, 2003

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