Diseases

Statistics report on diseases

Diseases

This report presents information on some of the most influential and most prevalent diseases from a global, and a U.S. point of view. Well-known and widespread diseases are, for example, heart diseases, cancer, and diabetes, causing many millions of ill persons and deaths every year.

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Global disease deaths

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  • Premium Statistic Global death rate - leading causes 2019
  • Premium Statistic Deaths caused by chronic diseases 2019
  • Premium Statistic Annual deaths number from communicable diseases 2019

U.S. disease deaths

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  • Premium Statistic Major causes of death in the U.S.: 1900 and 2022
  • Basic Statistic Leading causes of death in the United States 2022
  • Basic Statistic Percentage changes in selected causes of death in the U.S. 2000-2021

Cancer

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  • Basic Statistic Cancer deaths worldwide by major type 2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer deaths among men 2009 and 2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer deaths among women 2009 and 2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. Americans with a history of cancer living 2004-2022

Heart diseases

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  • Premium Statistic Ischemic heart disease - deaths in selected countries 2020
  • Premium Statistic Heart disease prevalence by age in the U.S. 1997-2019
  • Premium Statistic Deaths by heart diseases in the U.S. 1950-2019

Diabetes

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  • Premium Statistic Diabetics worldwide 2021, 2030, and 2045
  • Premium Statistic Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults in the U.S. 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of U.S. adults with diabetes as of 2022, by state

Alzheimer's disease/dementia

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  • Premium Statistic Projected numbers of older people with Alzheimer's in the U.S. 2020-2060
  • Basic Statistic Total number of Alzheimer's disease elderly patients in the U.S. by state 2020
  • Basic Statistic Death rate due to Alzheimer's Disease in the U.S. 2000-2021

Neglected tropical diseases

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  • Basic Statistic Countries with largest number of people requiring action against NTDs worldwide 2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of countries affected by neglected tropical diseases worldwide as of 2020
  • Premium Statistic Number of people affected by select neglected tropical diseases worldwide as of 2020

Selected notifiable diseases - U.S.

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  • Basic Statistic Number of viral hepatitis-related deaths in the U.S. from 2017-2021, by type
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Lyme disease incidence rates from 1996 to 2022
  • Basic Statistic New cases of measles in the U.S. 1950-2022
  • Premium Statistic Syphilis rate in the United States from 1950 to 2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of new cases of tuberculosis in the U.S. 1953-2022

Research and development

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  • Basic Statistic Research and development funding for diseases worldwide 2022
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of total funding on R&D for selected diseases 2020-2022
  • Basic Statistic Top public funders for R&D on neglected diseases by country 2022
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of top public funders for R&D on neglected diseases 2022
  • Basic Statistic Top philanthropic funders for research and development on neglected diseases 2022
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