People estimated to have cystic fibrosis (diagnosed and undiagnosed), global estimate across 96 countries
188,336
people, global estimate (96 countries)
“188,336 (163,421-209,204) people are estimated to have CF in 96 countries. Of these, 111,767 (59%) were diagnosed and 51,322 (27%) received ETI.”
Pediatric Pulmonology 2024, International disparities in diagnosis and treatment access for cystic fibrosis, 2024-04-01
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- 2026-11-07
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- Update of Guo 2022 (guo-2022-cf-prevalence, 162,428 across 94 countries): the authors assessed 158 countries from registries, literature and an expert survey and estimate people with CF in 96 of them. 111,767 (59%) are diagnosed; 76,569 are estimated undiagnosed, 82% of them in low- and middle-income countries.
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