Pooled global prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in adults
11.2%
percent of adults, worldwide (meta-analysis)
“Pooled prevalence in all studies was 11.2% (95% CI, 9.8%-12.8%).”
- 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
- Varies from 1.1% to 45.0% by country and criteria.
Used in
Kept as evidence; no figure on the platform is computed from it yet.