Pooled global prevalence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)

17.7

people per 10,000, worldwide (pooled, 20 studies)

“Pooled prevalence (per 100,000) was 17.7 (14.0, 21.5; 20 studies) globally”

Golchin et al., Incidence and prevalence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis, BMC Pulm Med 2025, 2025-08-07

Kind of source
Peer-reviewed study
Read on
2026-11-06
Daily check
Quote found at the source on 2026-11-06
What to know
IPF only, the most common form of pulmonary fibrosis. Industry-funded review (Bristol Myers Squibb); North American studies are higher (27.2 per 100,000).
Arithmetic
17.7 per 100,000 = 1.77 per 10,000
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Pulmonary fibrosis

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Kept as evidence; no figure on the platform is computed from it yet.