Prevalence of sarcoidosis, Sweden, 2013 (two or more sarcoidosis-coded visits)

160 per 100 000

people per 10,000, Sweden

“When defined as two or more sarcoidosis-coded visits, the prevalence was 160 per 100 000.”

Arkema et al., Sarcoidosis incidence and prevalence: a nationwide register-based assessment in Sweden, Eur Respir J 2016, 2016-07-28

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What to know
National patient register; 152 to 215 per 100,000 depending on case definition. No worldwide figure for sarcoidosis alone exists (GBD groups it with interstitial lung disease).
Arithmetic
160 per 100,000 = 16 per 10,000

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