Pooled incidence of myasthenia gravis (all MG)

5.3 per million person-years

new cases per 10,000 person-years, worldwide

“For All MG estimated pooled IR (eIR): 5.3 per million person-years (C.I.:4.4, 6.1), range: 1.7 to 21.3”

Carr et al., A systematic review of population based epidemiological studies in Myasthenia Gravis, BMC Neurol 2010, 2010-06-18

Kind of source

Peer-reviewed study

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2026-11-06

Daily check

Quote found at the source on 2026-11-06

What to know

55 studies from 1950 to 2007; the same review pools prevalence at 77.7 per million, lower than later estimates.

Arithmetic

5.3 per 1,000,000 person-years / 100 = 0.053 per 10,000 person-years

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