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 1282 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	6	6
2002	0	22	22
2003	0	28	28
2004	0	38	38
2005	0	44	44
2006	0	43	43
2007	0	59	59
2008	0	73	73
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	33	33
2026	0	1	1

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

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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Ruberg FL, Teruya S, Helmke S, Smiley DA, Fine D, Kurian D, Raiszadeh F, Prokaeva T, Spencer B, Wong S, Pandey S, Blaner WS, DeLuca A, Johnson LL, Kinkhabwala MP, Leb J, Mintz A, LaValley MP, Einstein AJ, Cohn E, Gallegos C, Murtagh G, Kelly JW, Miller EJ, Maurer MS. Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis in Older Black and Hispanic Individuals With Heart Failure. JAMA Cardiol. 2025 Oct 01; 10(10):1034-1043.

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Mendy VL, Rowell-Cunsolo TL, Enkhmaa B. Asthma and Summary Measure of Social Determinants of Health/Health Equity Among Adults in Mississippi, 2022. Prev Chronic Dis. 2025 Sep 18; 22:E59.

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H?ilund-Carlsen PF, Alavi A, Costa T, Neve RL, Perry G, Revheim ME, Barrio JR. Is US residence a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease? J Alzheimers Dis. 2025 Sep; 107(2):496-498.

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Chen JSC, Abbott M, Landorf KB. Association of Baxter's Neuropathy and Fatty Infiltration of the Abductor Digiti Minimi Muscle on Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Systematic Review. J Foot Ankle Res. 2025 Sep; 18(3):e70075.

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Carter MW, Roman YM. Perspectives on the Epidemiology of Hyperuricemia and Gout in Older Adults. Sr Care Pharm. 2025 Sep 01; 40(9):365-372.

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Anglin DM, Olfson M, van der Ven E, Oh H, Lewis-Fern?ndez R, DeVylder J, Oluwoye O, Dixon L, Stroup TS, Guyer H, Bareis N. Neighborhood Social Vulnerability and Racial Disparities in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder Prevalence. Am J Psychiatry. 2025 Sep 01; 182(9):850-860.

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Fain MJ, Horne BD, Horwitz LI, Thaweethai T, Greene M, Hornig M, Orkaby AR, Rosen C, Ritchie CS, Ashktorab H, Blachman N, Brim H, Emerson S, Erdmann N, Erlandson KM, de Erausquin G, Fong T, Geng LN, Gordon HS, Gully JR, Hadlock J, Han J, Huang W, Jagannathan P, Kelly JD, Klein JD, Krishnan JA, Levitan EB, McComsey GA, McDonald D, Montgomery AP, O'Brien L, Ofotokun I, Patterson TF, Peluso MJ, Pemu P, Perlowski A, Reiman EM, Sanon M, Seshadri S, Shellito J, Sherif ZA, Shikuma C, Singer NG, Singh U, Trinity JD, Wisnivesky J, Witvliet MG, Foulkes A, Nikolich J?. Age-Related Changes in the Clinical Picture of Long COVID. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Oct; 73(10):3123-3137.

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Chern I, Choi SY, Ahn HJ, Mau M, Yamasato K. Racial/Ethnic Differences in Gestational Diabetes and Its Association with Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes among Women in Hawai'i. Matern Child Health J. 2025 Dec; 29(12):1679-1684.

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Hamideh D, Al Zabadi H, Crespo NC, Alcaraz J, Mansour M, Real M, Hamideh B, Ahmadi N, Mahmoud L, Strong D. The "pressure" of being an adolescent in the West Bank, Palestine: prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1620629.

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