Crude worldwide incidence of ALS

1.59 per 100,000 person-years

new cases per 10,000 person-years, worldwide

“The overall crude worldwide ALS prevalence and incidence were 4.42 (95% CI 3.92-4.96) per 1,00,000 population and 1.59 (95% CI 1.39-1.81) per 1,00,000 person-years, respectively.”

Journal of Neurology 2020, Global variation in prevalence and incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020

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Peer-reviewed study

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Studies published to September 2018. Source gives 1.59 per 100,000 person-years, recorded as 0.159 per 10,000.

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