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 1034 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 64 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	7	7
1996	0	4	4
1997	0	6	6
1998	0	11	11
1999	0	11	11
2000	0	12	12
2001	0	10	10
2002	0	18	18
2003	0	19	19
2004	0	25	25
2005	0	35	35
2006	0	41	41
2007	0	40	40
2008	0	34	34
2009	0	34	34
2010	0	47	47
2011	0	39	39
2012	0	48	48
2013	0	61	61
2014	0	52	52
2015	0	60	60
2016	1	63	64
2017	0	40	40
2018	0	41	41
2019	0	46	46
2020	0	60	60
2021	0	38	38
2022	0	34	34
2023	0	20	20
2024	0	53	53
2025	0	24	24

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

Heinrich F, Wong TLE, Graf W, Dost K, Brennecke A, Kowalski V, van R?th V, Iwersen-Bergmann S, Hajek A, K?nig HH, Renn? T, Brehm TT, Pfefferle S, Schulze Zur Wiesch J, Dandri M, Aepfelbacher M, P?schel K, Ondruschka B, L?tgehetmann M, Stallbaum F. Prevalence and risk factors of viral hepatitis and HIV among people experiencing homelessness in Germany based on a nationwide study. Sci Rep. 2025 Sep 17; 15(1):32571.

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Karsberg S, Najavits L, Pedersen MU, Elklit A, Vang ML. Trauma and ICD-11 PTSD in substance use disorder treatment: a Danish multi-site study. BMC Psychiatry. 2025 Aug 07; 25(1):770.

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Diaz AA, Balte PP, Han M, Kalhan R, Bhatt SP, Couper DJ, Jacobs DR, Daviglus ML, Loehr LR, London SJ, O'Connor GT, Schwartz JE, Gharib SA, Chaves PHM, Sanchez TR, Yende S, Bao R, Smith BM, White WB, Martinez FJ, Oelsner EC. Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of COPD in Adults Younger than 50 Years of Age. NEJM Evid. 2025 Aug; 4(8):EVIDoa2400424.

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Cooper KM, Ramella L, Boama-Nyarko E, Rokicki S, Xu L, Masters GA, Byatt N, Mackie TI, Sheldrick RC. A Simulation Model to Estimate Local Prevalence Based on Screening Data. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2025 Jul; 52(4):727-754.

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Candelieri-Surette D, Lee J, Lynch JA, Chang NN, Nelson TJ, Teerlink CC, Pimentel C, Schoen MW, Berlowitz D. Epidemiology of Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer in Veterans Nationwide. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2025 Jul 14; 23(8):307-313.

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Adeleye KK, Chung J. The impact of maternal gum disease on pregnancy outcomes using PRAMS data. PLoS One. 2025; 20(7):e0325588.

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Tripathi S, McGarvey J, Montgomery V, Gharpure VP, Kashyap R, Walkey A, Bansal V, Boman K, Kumar VK, Kissoon N. Prevalence of Sepsis as Defined by Phoenix Sepsis Definition Among Children With COVID-19. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 Jul 01; 15(7):554-562.

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Makwana B, Khadke S, Kumar A, Nasir K, Wadhera R, Shah R, Sheth S, Kong Y, Navas-Acien A, Adamkiewicz G, Rajagopalan S, Al-Kindi S, Dani SS, Moffatt-Bruce S, Ganatra S. Marine Microplastic Levels and the Prevalence of Cardiometabolic Diseases in US Coastline Counties. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Jul; 14(13):e039891.

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Bannor R, Xu R, Kalinowski J, Leahey T, Caspi C, Idiong CI, Goetz J, Pagoto S. Prevalence and Predictors of Posting Health-Related Content Among US Facebook Users: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Jun 10; 22(6).

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Mixson LS, Zule W, Ruderman SA, Feinberg J, Stopka TJ, Sibley AL, Walters SM, Bobashev G, Cook R, Hochstatter KR, Fahey CA, Ouellet LJ, Fredericksen R, Cooper HLF, Young AM, Zibbell J, Khoury D, Friedmann PD, Miller WC, Korthuis PT, Westergaard RP, Whitney BM, Tsui JI, Crane HM, Delaney J. Prevalence and correlates of multiple injections per injection episode among people who inject drugs in rural U.S. communities. Int J Drug Policy. 2025 Sep; 143:104837.

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