Prevalent cases of acne vulgaris, worldwide, 2019

231·2 million

people, worldwide

“Globally, it was estimated that there were 117·4 million [95% uncertainty interval (UI) 103·0-133.7] incident cases of acne vulgaris, 231·2 million (95% UI 208·2-255·5) prevalent cases”

British Journal of Dermatology 2022, Magnitude and temporal trend of acne vulgaris burden in 204 countries and territories (GBD 2019), 2022

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Peer-reviewed study

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GBD 2019 estimate (the source writes decimals with a middle dot).

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