Incidence

"Incidence" 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 number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.

Descriptor ID	D015994
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.985.525.375 N01.224.935.597.500 N06.850.505.400.975.525.375 N06.850.520.308.985.525.375
Concept/Terms	Incidence Incidence Incidences

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

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]
Incidence [E05.318.308.985.525.375]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Vital Statistics [N01.224.935]
Morbidity [N01.224.935.597]
Incidence [N01.224.935.597.500]
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]
Incidence [N06.850.505.400.975.525.375]
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]
Incidence [N06.850.520.308.985.525.375]

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

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

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

Bar chart showing 1126 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 73 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	9	9
1997	0	9	9
1998	0	5	5
1999	0	16	16
2000	0	15	15
2001	0	5	5
2002	0	20	20
2003	0	19	19
2004	0	20	20
2005	0	28	28
2006	0	27	27
2007	0	34	34
2008	0	41	41
2009	1	36	37
2010	0	43	43
2011	0	55	55
2012	0	50	50
2013	0	58	58
2014	0	58	58
2015	0	63	63
2016	0	51	51
2017	0	56	56
2018	0	60	60
2019	0	44	44
2020	0	73	73
2021	0	43	43
2022	0	35	35
2023	0	23	23
2024	0	49	49
2025	0	50	50
2026	0	30	30

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

Falkstedt D, Hemmingsson T, Punnett L, Kjellberg K, Kurowski A, Pan KY, Almroth M. Change in physical workload and the risk of work disability due to musculoskeletal disorders: a register-based study of 1 703 935 workers in Sweden. Occup Environ Med. 2026 Aug 23; 83(5):261-267.

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Yoo JE, Jung JH, Han KD, Yoon DW, Kim S, An JH, Cho JH, Shin DW. Long-term suicide risk in lung cancer patients: a nationwide cohort study. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2026 Aug 11; 35:e48.

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Liu AW, Do HVM, Nguyen GH, Nguyen ND, Tran LH, Goldberg RJ, Allison JJ, Le QV, Ngo DQ, The-Anh B, Nguyen HL, Tran HT. Thirty-Year Trends (1991-2020) in Head and Neck Cancer Incidence Rates: Hanoi Cancer Registry, Vietnam. JCO Glob Oncol. 2026 Jul; 12(7):e2600083.

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Roberts AL, Vilela Braga AD, Tang IW, Rotem RS, Moo LR, Miller DR, Shirk SD, Weisskopf MG. Association of Military Branch and Rank With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Incidence Among United States Veterans. Neurology. 2026 Aug 25; 107(4):e218303.

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Bahlis N, Facon T, San-Miguel J, Usmani SZ, Dimopoulos MA, Moreau P, Zweegman S, Perrot A, Manier S, Chari A, Raje N, Orlowski RZ, Goldschmidt H, Basu S, Hulin C, Weisel K, Mohty M, Leleu X, Plesner T, Jakubowiak A, Cook G, Quach H, Venner CP, Cavo M, Ngo M, Bolyard K, Carson R, Borgsten F, Mateos MV, Kumar SK. Infections in patients receiving daratumumab for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: a pooled analysis of MAIA and ALCYONE. Blood Adv. 2026 07 14; 10(13):4541-4550.

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Kaur H, Proffitt E, Rice SW, Flood MG, Pascal S. Forecasting fractures: Weather-associated variability in hip fracture and isolated distal radius fracture incidence. Int J Biometeorol. 2026 Jul 06; 70(7).

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Pope MK, Chugh H, Truyen TTTT, Mathias M, Uy-Evanado A, Lin H, Atar D, Bosson N, Reinier K, Benjamin EJ, Chugh SS. Dynamic Risk Trajectories for Sudden Cardiac Arrest: The Role of Recurrent Cardiovascular Events. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Jul 07; 15(13):e049853.

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Zo S, Lee KN, Han K, Kim BG, Yang B, Choi H, Shin DW, Lee H. Risk of pulmonary aspergillosis in tuberculosis survivors: A nationwide population-based study. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2026 Oct; 67(10):107885.

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Scime NV, Huang B, Quinn A, Tonelli M, Cusimano MC, Brown HK, Hill MD, Chew DS, Benham JL, Brennand EA. Benign Hysterectomy and Risk of Cardiometabolic Disease: A Population-based Cohort Study. Can J Cardiol. 2026 Oct; 42(10):2411-2420.

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Park KY, Nam GE, Han K, Jung JH, Yoo JE, Lee CW, Kang SH, Kim CK, Shin DW. Association between blood pressure and risk of ischemic stroke among individuals with dementia: A nationwide cohort study. Hypertens Res. 2026 Aug; 49(8):2307-2317.

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