Condition |
Percent |
Rate |
US People |
Data |
Death |
100.00% |
1 in 1 |
272 million |
100% eventually, just like taxes. |
Acne |
85.00% |
1 in 1 |
231.2 million |
about 85% of people (mostly in the teen years) |
Toxoplasmosis |
80.00% |
1 in 1 |
217.6 million |
Up to 80% of urban people show exposure to toxoplasmosis; most have become naturally immune. |
Chlamydia pneumoniae |
50.00% |
1 in 2 |
136 million |
50% of population has evidence of reaction by age 20 (DBMD) |
Smoking |
50.00% |
1 in 2 |
136 million |
1 in 2 chance of dying from a smoking-related disease (NIA) |
Vaginal candidiasis |
37.50% |
1 in 3 |
102 million |
75% women lifetime |
Cancer |
33.33% |
1 in 3 |
90.7 million |
about 1 in 3 lifetime risk; 38% of women and 43% of men (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004) |
Hepatitis A |
32.00% |
1 in 3 |
87 million |
32 to 38% of population in the USA have history of the HepA disease 1991 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994) |
Irritable bowel syndrome |
30.00% |
1 in 3 |
81.6 million |
about 30% of people |
Pituitary Cancer |
25.00% |
1 in 4 |
68 million |
25% of people have small pituitary tumors on autopsy but most are symptom-free. |
Shingles |
20.00% |
1 in 5 |
54.4 million |
2 in 10 lifetime (NIAID)
|
Peptic Ulcer |
10.00% |
1 in 10 |
27.2 million |
1 in 10 Americans over lifetime |
Urinary tract infections |
10.00% |
1 in 10 |
27.2 million |
1-in-5 women lifetime. |
Kidney stones |
10.00% |
1 in 10 |
27.2 million |
estimated 10% lifetime risk of kidney stones |
Hives |
10.00% |
1 in 10 |
27.2 million |
10-20% lifetime risk (NIAID) |
Amphetamines |
8.90% |
1 in 11 |
24.2 million |
8.9% of people reported prior use of amphetamines in Australia 2001 (2001 National Drug Safety Household Survey, AIHW, May 2002) |
Acute Appendicitis |
8.60% |
1 in 11 |
23.4 million |
8.6% risk for males, 6.7% for females (Rothrock et al, 2000). |
Depression |
7.90% |
1 in 12 |
21.5 million |
7.9-8.6% of adults will have major depression during their lifetime in Canada (Health Canada) |
Thyroid disorders |
6.25% |
1 in 16 |
17 million |
1 in 8 women during their lifetime in the US (American Medical Women’s Association); 1 in 8 for women (NWHIC) |
Breast Cancer |
6.25% |
1 in 16 |
17 million |
1 in 8 women lifetime risk in USA (NWHIC); 1 in 11 women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW) |
Ecstasy |
6.10% |
1 in 16 |
16.6 million |
6.1% of people have tried ecstasy in Australia 2001 (2001 National Drug Strategy Household Survey, AIHW) |
Lung cancer |
5.88% |
1 in 17 |
16 million |
1 in 17 lifetime risk of lung cancer for women in the US (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004) |
Prostate Cancer |
4.55% |
1 in 22 |
12.4 million |
1 in 11 men will develop prostate cancer during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW) |
Hepatitis B |
4.00% |
1 in 25 |
10.9 million |
4% of population in the USA have history of HepB disease 1990 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994) |
Dysthymia
|
3.00% |
1 in 33 |
8.2 million |
3-6% of adults will get dysthymia during their lifetime in Canada (Health Canada)Dysthymia: Dysthymia is a milder but also more chronic form of depressive disorder than the better known major depression. The dysthymia sufferer usually has a persistent depressed mood with related symptoms such as a loss of interest in life and feelings of fatigue. Dysthymia can be diagnosed if depressive symptoms last more than 2 years and is accompanied by at least 2 other symptoms of depression. |
Colorectal cancer |
1.92% |
1 in 52 |
5.2 million |
1 in 26 women and 1 in 17 men will develop colorectal cancer during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW) |
Melanoma |
1.43% |
1 in 69 |
3.9 million |
1 in 35 women and 1 in 25 men will develop melanoma during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW) |
Ovarian Cancer |
1.40% |
1 in 71 |
3.8 million |
1.4% lifetime risk; 1 in 108 women will develop ovarian cancer during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW) |
Emphysema |
1.40% |
1 in 71 |
3.8 million |
1.4% of noninstitutionalised people (3.1 million people) have ever been diagnosed with emphysema in the US 2002 (Summary Health Statistics for US Adults, 2002, NCHS, CDC) |
Panic disorder |
1.10% |
1 in 90 |
3 million |
3 million Americans (NIMH); 1.6% adults (USSG) |
Cervical Cancer |
0.85% |
1 in 116 |
2.3 million |
1 in 117 lifetime risk for women in the US (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004) |
Cancer of Unknown Primary Site |
0.67% |
1 in 149 |
1.8 million |
1 in 75 women and 1 in 83 men will develop unknown primary cancer during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW) |
Uterine Cancer |
0.67% |
1 in 149 |
1.8 million |
1 in 75 women will develop uterine cancer during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW) |
Mania |
0.60% |
1 in 166 |
1.6 million |
0.6-1% of adults will have a manic episode during their lifetime in Canada (Health Canada) |
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma |
0.57% |
1 in 176 |
1.5 million |
1 in 88 women will develop non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW) |
Stomach cancer |
0.51% |
1 in 200 |
1.4 million |
1 in 99 men will develop stomach cancer during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW) |
Kidney Cancer |
0.35% |
1 in 285 |
951,048 |
1 in 143 women and 1 in 76 men will develop kidney cancer during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW) |
Pancreatic cancer |
0.26% |
1 in 389 |
697,435 |
1 in 195 women and 1 in 36 men will develop pancreatic cancer during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW) |
Hysterectomy |
0.00% |
1 in 272 million |
1 |
1/3 of women by age of 60 in the US (The National Women’s Health Information Center, CDC) |