Crude worldwide prevalence of ALS

4.42 per 100,000 population

people per 10,000, 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. The source writes the denominator '1,00,000' (Indian digit grouping), meaning 100,000. Source gives 4.42 per 100,000, recorded as 0.442 per 10,000.

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