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Death Statistics for Types of Skin conditions

Deaths and Skin conditions:

This section presents information about the death rate statistics for the various types of Skin conditions.

Death Statistics for Types of Skin conditions

Disease

Death Rate Estimate

US deaths estimate

Statistic Used for Calculation

Acne N/A N/A 17 million Americans, almost 85% of people 12-24 years of age.
Skin infection N/A N/A No information
Psoriasis N/A N/A 5.5 million people in the USA (NIAMS)
Skin rash N/A N/A No information
Dermatitis N/A N/A 33 per 1000 (NHIS95)
Contact dermatitis N/A N/A No information
Atopic dermatitis N/A N/A No information
Eczema N/A N/A 15 million people (NIAMS); 10% infants/children estimated (NIAMS); 9% (NIAID); 8.5 million
Warts N/A N/A No information
Herpes zoster N/A N/A No information
Seborrheic keratosis N/A N/A No information
Skin tumor N/A N/A No information
Hair disorder N/A N/A No information
Hair follicle disorders N/A N/A No information
Herpes simplex N/A N/A No information
Vitiligo N/A N/A 2 to 5 million people in the USA (1-2% worldwide); 1,059,560 people in the USA 1996 1
Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) N/A N/A No information
Actinic keratosis N/A N/A No information
Albinism N/A N/A No information
Allergies N/A N/A 50-60 million (NIAID); 9-16% (NIAID); 50 million cases annually (NIAID); 10% of American women (NHWIC); 8,526,000 children respiratory allergies (NHIS-97); 7,304,000 children non-respiratory allergies (NHIS-97)
Alopecia Areata N/A N/A No information
Anthrax N/A N/A No information
Autoimmune Urticaria N/A N/A No information
Barber's rash 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.
Blue veins N/A N/A No information
Boil N/A N/A No information
Bullous Pemphigoid N/A N/A No information
Burns N/A N/A No information
Callus N/A N/A 25 per 1000 - NHIS95 (trouble with corns or calluses)
Candidiasis N/A N/A No information
Carbuncle N/A N/A No information
Carotenemia N/A N/A No information
Cellulitis N/A N/A No information
Chilblain N/A N/A No information
Cold sores N/A N/A estimated 50 to 80% of Americans have HSV-1
Corns N/A N/A 25 per 1000 - NHIS95 (trouble with corns or calluses)
Cradle Cap N/A N/A No information
Cutaneous Anthrax N/A N/A No information
Cutaneous diphtheria N/A N/A No information
Cutaneous mastocytosis N/A N/A rare
Dermatitis herpetiformis N/A N/A No information
Dermoid cyst N/A N/A No information
Discoid lupus erythematosus N/A N/A No information
Dry skin N/A N/A 31 per 1000 - NHIS95 (trouble with dry/itching skin)
Elephantiasis N/A N/A No information
Erythema N/A N/A No information
Erythema multiforme N/A N/A No information
Erythema nodosum N/A N/A No information
Erythrasma N/A N/A No information
Erythroderma N/A N/A No information
Erythromelalgia N/A N/A No information
Exfoliative dermatitis N/A N/A No information
Genital warts N/A N/A No information
Granuloma annulare N/A N/A No information
Hives N/A N/A No information
Human Papillomavirus N/A N/A 20 million Americans currently infected (NIAID; CDC 2001)
Ichthyosis N/A N/A No information
Impetigo N/A N/A No information
Incontinentia Pigmenti N/A N/A 700 - 1,000 cases of incontinentia pigmenti have been reported, Genetics Home Reference website
Intertrigo N/A N/A No information
Jaundice N/A N/A No information
Kaposi's Sarcoma N/A N/A No information
Keratosis N/A N/A No information
Lichen planus N/A N/A No information
Lichen sclerosis N/A N/A rare
Lipoma N/A N/A No information
McCune-Albright Syndrome N/A N/A No information
Melanoma unavailable No information
Moles N/A N/A common; most people have 10-40 moles.
Molluscum contagiosum N/A N/A Common.
Mycosis fungoides N/A N/A No information
Necrotizing fasciitis N/A N/A No information
Neurodermatitis N/A N/A No information
Neurofibromatosis-1 N/A N/A 1 per 3,000 - 4,000 people suffer from neurofibromatosis type 1 worldwide, Genetics Home Reference website
Open Wound N/A N/A No information
Pemphigus N/A N/A No information
Pemphigus Foliaceus N/A N/A No information
Pemphigus Vulgaris N/A N/A No information
Photosensitivity N/A N/A No information
Porphyria N/A N/A No information
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome N/A N/A No information
Rhinophyma N/A N/A No information
Rosacea N/A N/A 13 million people in the United States (NIAMS)
Sarcoidosis approx 1 in 5,000 or 0.02% or 54,400 people in USA 20 per 100,000 overall; 5 in 100,000 white people; 40 out of 100,000 black people; Scandinavia 64 out of 100,000 people 20 per 100,000 overall; 5 in 100,000 white people; 40 out of 100,000 black people; Scandinavia 64 out of 100,000 people
Scabies N/A N/A common
Sclerodactyly N/A N/A No information
Scleroderma N/A N/A estimated 300,000 Americans (NWHIC)
Sebaceous cyst N/A N/A 5 per 1000 - NHIS95
Skin allergies N/A N/A No information
Sporotrichosis N/A N/A No information
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome N/A N/A No information
Tinea N/A N/A No information
Urticaria N/A N/A No information

Types of Skin conditions

For more information about types of Skin conditions, refer to our section on types of Skin conditions. See also more information on death information for Skin conditions.

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


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