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Prevalence Statistics for Types of Autoimmune diseases

The information below shows a list of types of Autoimmune diseases, with information as to the prevalence of each of these types. Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.

Disease	Prevalence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Autoimmune diseases (overall)	approx 1 in 31 or 3.13% or 8.5 million people in USA	8,511,844	8,511,845 people in the USA 1996 ¹
Possibly Autoimmune Diseases	N/A	N/A	No information
Type 1 diabetes	approx 1 in 800 or 0.12% or 340,000 people in USA	340,000	1-in-800 (NIAID)
rheumatoid arthritis	approx 1 in 108 or 0.92% or 2.5 million people in USA	2,499,999	2.5 million Americans (NWHIC); 1% of US population (NIAMS)
Autoimmune thyroid diseases	approx 1 in 50 or 2.00% or 5.4 million people in USA	5,440,000	4 out of 100 women some type of autoimmune thyroid disease
Graves Disease	approx 1 in 89 or 1.12% or 3 million people in USA	3,048,636	3,048,636 people in the USA 1996 ¹; 1.3 million people (NWHIC)
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis	approx 1 in 182 or 0.55% or 1.5 million people in USA	1,490,371	1,490,371 adults and 205,159 children in the USA 1996 ¹
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus	approx 1 in 194 or 0.51% or 1.4 million people in USA	1,400,000	1.4 million people in the United States, 1 in 85 (NWHIC)
Multiple Sclerosis	approx 1 in 700 or 0.14% or 388,571 people in USA	388,571	1-in-700 (NIAID)
Crohn's disease	approx 1 in 544 or 0.18% or 500,000 people in USA	499,999	500,000 Americans
Psoriasis	approx 1 in 49 or 2.02% or 5.5 million people in USA	5,499,999	5.5 million people in the USA (NIAMS)
Psoriatic Arthritis	N/A	N/A	No information
Sympathetic ophthalmitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Autoimmune neuropathies	N/A	N/A	No information
Autoimmune oophoritis	N/A	N/A	No information
Autoimmune orchitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome	N/A	N/A	very rare; NIAID mentions 58 individuals
Antiphospholipid syndrome	N/A	N/A	No information
Sjogren's Syndrome	approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA	999,999	1 to 4 million people with Sjogren’s Syndrome (NIAMS)
Rheumatoid arthritis	approx 1 in 108 or 0.92% or 2.5 million people in USA	2,499,999	2.5 million Americans (NWHIC); 1% of US population (NIAMS)
Scleroderma	approx 1 in 906 or 0.11% or 300,000 people in USA	300,000	estimated 300,000 Americans (NWHIC)
Lupus	approx 1 in 194 or 0.51% or 1.4 million people in USA	1,400,000	1.4 million people in the United States, 1 in 85 (NWHIC)
Addison's Disease	approx 1 in 100,000 or 0.00% or 2,720 people in USA	2,720	1 in 100,000; 13,335 people in the USA 1996 ¹
Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome	N/A	N/A	No information
Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome type 1	N/A	N/A	No information
Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome type 2	N/A	N/A	No information
Guillain-Barre Syndrome	approx 1 in 100,000 or 0.00% or 2,720 people in USA	2,720	about 1 in 100,000 (NWHIC)
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura	N/A	N/A	rare.
Pernicious anemia	approx 1 in 680 or 0.15% or 399,454 people in USA	399,454	399,455 people in the USA 1996 ¹
Myasthenia Gravis	approx 1 in 20,000 or 0.00% or 13,600 people in USA	13,599	about 5 per 100,000 to 14 per 100,000 (NWHIC)
Primary biliary cirrhosis	approx 1 in 29,462 or 0.00% or 9,231 people in USA	9,231	9,232 people in the USA 1996 ¹
Mixed connective tissue disease	N/A	N/A	No information
Primary Glomerulonephritis	approx 1 in 4,428 or 0.02% or 61,422 people in USA	61,422	61,423 people with Primary Glomerulonephritis in the USA 1996 ¹
Vitiligo	approx 1 in 136 or 0.74% or 2 million people in USA	1,999,999	2 to 5 million people in the USA (1-2% worldwide); 1,059,560 people in the USA 1996 ¹
Autoimmune uveitis	approx 1 in 58,658 or 0.00% or 4,637 people in USA	4,637	4,637 people in the USA 1996 ¹
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia	N/A	N/A	No information
Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia	N/A	N/A	No information
Celiac Disease	approx 1 in 249 or 0.40% or 1.1 million people in USA	1,088,000	1 in 250 Americans estimated rate; actual diagnosis rate is 1 in 4,700 Americans; 1 in 250 in Italy; 1 in 300 in Ireland; 20,000 diagnosed (Reader's Digest Feb 2004)
Dermatitis herpetiformis	N/A	N/A	No information
Autoimmune Hepatitis	approx 1 in 235,294 or 0.00% or 1,156 people in USA	1,156	1,156 people in the USA 1996 ¹
Pemphigus	N/A	N/A	No information
Pemphigus Vulgaris	N/A	N/A	No information
Pemphigus Foliaceus	N/A	N/A	No information
Bullous Pemphigoid	N/A	N/A	No information
Autoimmune Myocarditis	N/A	N/A	No information
Autoimmune Vasculitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Autoimmune eye diseases	N/A	N/A	No information
Alopecia Areata	N/A	N/A	No information
Autoimmune Atherosclerosis	N/A	N/A	No information
Behcet's Disease	N/A	N/A	rare in the USA; more common in Middle East, Asia, and Japan.
Autoimmune Myelopathy	N/A	N/A	No information
Autoimmune Hemophilia	N/A	N/A	No information
Autoimmune Interstitial Cystitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Autoimmune Diabetes Insipidus	N/A	N/A	No information
Autoimmune Endometriosis	N/A	N/A	No information
Relapsing Polychondritis	N/A	N/A	No information
Ankylosing Spondylitis	approx 1 in 775 or 0.13% or 350,879 people in USA	350,879	129 of every 100,000 people in the US (Mayo Clinic)
Autoimmune Urticaria	N/A	N/A	No information
Paraneoplastic Autoimmune Syndromes	N/A	N/A	No information
Dermatomyositis	approx 1 in 20,205 or 0.00% or 13,461 people in USA	13,461	13,462 people with polymyositis/dermatomyositis in the USA 1996 ¹
Miller Fisher Syndrome	N/A	N/A	rare
IgA nephropathy	approx 1 in 4,428 or 0.02% or 61,422 people in USA	61,422	61,423 people in the USA 1996 ¹
Goodpasture syndrome	N/A	N/A	rare.

Prevalence Statistics for Autoimmune diseases

Prevalance of Autoimmune diseases:

8,511,845 people in the USA 1996 ¹

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 31 or 3.13% or 8.5 million people in USA [about data]

Prevalance of Autoimmune diseases:

As a group, however, autoimmune diseases afflict millions of Americans. (Source: excerpt from Understanding Autoimmune Disease: NIAID)

Prevelance statistics about Autoimmune diseases:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Autoimmune diseases:

75% of cases of autoimmune diseases occur in women in the US (The National Women’s Health Centre, 2004)
Fourth largest cause of disability among women in the US is autoimmune disease (The National Women’s Health Centre, 2004)

Types of Autoimmune diseases

For more information about types of Autoimmune diseases, refer to our section on types of Autoimmune diseases.

About prevalence:

The medical term 'prevalence' of Autoimmune diseases usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Autoimmune diseases at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Autoimmune diseases is called the 'incidence'. For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

Footnotes:
1. Rose and Mackay, 1998, The Autoimmune Diseases, Third Edition

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