Prevalence

"Prevalence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.

Descriptor ID	D015995
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.985.525.750 N01.224.935.597.750 N06.850.505.400.975.525.750 N06.850.520.308.985.525.750
Concept/Terms	Prevalence Prevalence Prevalences

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Prevalence".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Vital Statistics [E05.318.308.985]
Morbidity [E05.318.308.985.525]
Prevalence [E05.318.308.985.525.750]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Vital Statistics [N01.224.935]
Morbidity [N01.224.935.597]
Prevalence [N01.224.935.597.750]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
Demography [N06.850.505.400]
Vital Statistics [N06.850.505.400.975]
Morbidity [N06.850.505.400.975.525]
Prevalence [N06.850.505.400.975.525.750]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Vital Statistics [N06.850.520.308.985]
Morbidity [N06.850.520.308.985.525]
Prevalence [N06.850.520.308.985.525.750]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Prevalence".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Prevalence".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Prevalence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Prevalence" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 1300 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 76 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	2	2
1997	0	2	2
1998	0	3	3
1999	0	9	9
2000	0	4	4
2001	0	7	7
2002	0	22	22
2003	0	29	29
2004	0	39	39
2005	0	44	44
2006	0	42	42
2007	0	59	59
2008	0	74	74
2009	0	42	42
2010	0	62	62
2011	0	57	57
2012	0	59	59
2013	0	68	68
2014	0	71	71
2015	0	59	59
2016	0	65	65
2017	2	71	73
2018	0	76	76
2019	0	68	68
2020	0	64	64
2021	0	60	60
2022	0	30	30
2023	0	25	25
2024	0	36	36
2025	0	45	45
2026	0	4	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.

Vidyapogu Y, Golime R, Talabattula VAN, Nadella V. Burden and Determinants of Anemia Among Rural Adolescent Girls in Andhra Pradesh, India: A Mixed-Methods Study on Nutritional Status, KAP and Stakeholder Insights. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2026 Mar 28; 23(4).

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Hussein M, Wu L, Soliman AS, Healey MA, Baser O. Prevalence, Economic Burden, and Healthcare Utilization among Medicare and Commercially Insured Patients with Oropharyngeal Cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2026 Mar 02; 35(3):406-414.

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Sakamoto J, Parish DA, Rivas ER, Mandal A, Siengsukon C, Aoyagi K. Are there racial and ethnic disparities in sleep problems among people with chronic pain? Systematic review and meta-analysis. Pain Med. 2026 Mar 01; 27(3):361-369.

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Dontha M, Chitty TC, Waddell JT, Kemp EC, Patel H, Pelham WE. Trends in cannabis use and cannabis use disorder among parents in the U.S., 2012-2024. Addict Behav. 2026 Aug; 179:108654.

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Watkins M, Park J, Dinh D, Brennan A, Batchelor R, Stub D, Reid C, Koshy AN, Lefkovits J, Taylor AJ, Biswas S. Prevalence, Predictors and Clinical Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention For In-Stent Restenosis versus De Novo Coronary Artery Disease. Am J Cardiol. 2026 Mar 01; 262:45-51.

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Sarker F, Ripan RC, Chowdhury MH, Islam AN, Rahman M, Islam S, Saha S, Mamun KA. Stroke Prevalence and Risk Factors in Rural Communities Within a Resource-Constrained South Asian Setting: Population-Based Study of 1.3 Million Individuals. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2025 Dec 19; 11:e46122.

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Ortiz DV, Romaguera J, Santos Agrait JL, V?zquez F, P?rez ME, Zorrilla CD, Godoy-Vitorino F. Clinical Symptom Patterns as Predictors of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Healthcare Workers in Puerto Rico. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Dec 19; 23(1).

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Chandrakasan S, Westbrook A, Griffith LM, Hagin D, Iyengar S, Mangurian C, Scalchunes C, Sullivan KE, Zablocki A, Bakshi N, Sinha C, Burroughs LM, Chan AY, Dvorak CC, Haddad E, Heimall J, Kohn DB, Leiding JW, Notarangelo LD, Pai SY, Puck JM, Pulsipher MA, Marsh RA, Torgerson T, Cowan MJ, Ochs HD, Parikh S. Clinical spectrum of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome carriers: Self-reported survey of 193 carriers. Clin Immunol. 2026 Feb; 283:110658.

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Irigoyen-Amparan CW, Chavez-Saenz GA, Kaushal A, Gonzalez KD, Mancera B, Pennathur A, Pennathur PR. Exploring Burnout Dimensions in Borderplex Community Health Workers: Impact of Age and Experience. J Prim Care Community Health. 2025 Jan-Dec; 16:21501319251394872.

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Ishikawa K, Chambers JK, Kojima K, Hanamoto S, Nakashima K, Uchida K. Retrospective study of canine gastrointestinal tumors in Tokyo, Japan, 2012-2024. J Vet Med Sci. 2026 Jan 16; 88(1):131-139.

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