U.S. Disease Incidence and Prevalence

This comprehensive report examines the etiology and epidemiology, number of hospital discharges, incidence and prevalence, and mortality rates of the most prevalent diseases/disorders in the United States for the years 2000-2010, and 2013. Categories covered by this report include:

• blood disorders (anemia and hemophilia);
• cancer (breast, colon/rectum, lung, nervous system, ovaries, pancreas, prostate, and skin);
• cardiovascular diseases/disorders (atherosclerosis, heart failure, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, metabolic syndrome, pacing disorders, and valvular heart disease);
• gastric and metabolic diseases/disorders (diabetes, gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, kidney disease, and obesity);
• musculoskeletal diseases/disorders (arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, muscular dystrophy, and osteoporosis);
• neurologic and psychiatric diseases/disorders (Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral disease, depression, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, and stroke);
• ophthalmic diseases/disorders (cataracts and glaucoma);
• reproductive and genitourinary disorders (benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction, infertility, and urinary incontinence);
• respiratory diseases/disorders (apnea, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, pneumonia, respiratory failure, and tuberculosis);
• sexually transmitted diseases (genital herpes, human papillomavirus, and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome); and, 
• skin wounds (diabetic and pressure ulcers, surgical wounds, and traumatic wounds).