Statistics about Cushing's syndrome

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Prevalence and incidence statistics for Cushing's syndrome:

See also prevalence and incidence page for Cushing's syndrome

Prevalance of Cushing's syndrome: 2-5 per million (NIDCD); 10 per million; 10-15 per million

Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 500,000 or 0.00% or 543 people in USA [about data]

Incidence (annual) of Cushing's syndrome: estimated 10 to 15 per million people develop Cushing’s syndrome each year in the US (NIDDK, NIH, 2002)

Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 100,000 or 0.00% or 2,720 people in USA [about data]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Cushing's syndrome: 2,720 per year, 226 per month, 52 per week, 7 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: estimated 10 to 15 per million people develop Cushing’s syndrome each year in the US (NIDDK, NIH, 2002)

Prevalance of Cushing's syndrome: it is relatively rare and most commonly affects adults aged 20 to 50. An estimated 10 to 15 of every million people are affected each year. (Source: excerpt from Cushing's Syndrome: NIDDK)

Cushing's syndrome: Rare Disease Status

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Cushing's syndrome: Rare Disease Status

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Cushing's syndrome Prevalence: Book Excerpts

Society statistics for Cushing's syndrome

Hospitalization statistics for Cushing's syndrome:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Cushing's syndrome:

0.008% (1,067) of hospital consultant episodes were for cushing’s syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
94% of hospital consultant episodes for cushing’s syndrome required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
24% of hospital consultant episodes for cushing’s syndrome were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
66% of hospital consultant episodes for cushing’s syndrome were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9% of hospital consultant episodes for cushing’s syndrome required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for cushing’s syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for cushing’s syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
45 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for cushing’s syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
75% of hospital consultant episodes for cushing’s syndrome occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for cushing’s syndrome occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
44% of hospital consultant episodes for cushing’s syndrome were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.007% (3,658) of hospital bed days were for cushing’s syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Cushing's syndrome. The term 'prevalence' of Cushing's syndrome usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Cushing's syndrome at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Cushing's syndrome refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Cushing's 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.