Acne

What research knows about acne comes from people who live with it. Here is how many do, what records they usually have, and what sharing yours is worth.

Living with it

231.2 million

Prevalent cases of acne vulgaris, worldwide, 2019

source

New diagnoses

One every 0.3 seconds

117.4 million a year, worldwide

source

How rare

Common

about 290 in 10,000 people

source source source

What patients usually have

The records behind acne

12-week treatment review note (improvement and side effects)
Doctor's letters
at 12 weeks
guideline
Dermatology referral or clinic letter for acne causing persistent psychological distress
Doctor's letters
when acne causes or contributes to persistent psychological distress
guideline
Maintenance treatment review
Medication history
after 12 weeks
guideline

What sharing it is worth

$74

per licence for a complete story and one year of these records, $74 to $870

Value your own data

Your health story$23how
Doctor's lettersx2$6.07how
Medication historyx1$2.33how
Richness premium (3 kinds of data linked)x2.33how

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Acne

What research knows about acne comes from people who live with it. Here is how many do, what records they usually have, and what sharing yours is worth.

Living with it

231.2 million

Prevalent cases of acne vulgaris, worldwide, 2019

source

New diagnoses

One every 0.3 seconds

117.4 million a year, worldwide

source

How rare

Common

about 290 in 10,000 people

source source source

What patients usually have

The records behind acne

12-week treatment review note (improvement and side effects)
Doctor's letters
at 12 weeks
guideline
Dermatology referral or clinic letter for acne causing persistent psychological distress
Doctor's letters
when acne causes or contributes to persistent psychological distress
guideline
Maintenance treatment review
Medication history
after 12 weeks
guideline

What sharing it is worth

$74

per licence for a complete story and one year of these records, $74 to $870

Value your own data

Your health story$23how
Doctor's lettersx2$6.07how
Medication historyx1$2.33how
Richness premium (3 kinds of data linked)x2.33how

A benchmark from published prices, not a promise: contributors earn a share each time a licence includes their data. How the benchmark works · What health data sells for

Share your story about acne All conditions