People living with systemic lupus erythematosus, worldwide

3.41 million

people, worldwide

“the global SLE prevalence and affected population were estimated to be 43.7 (15.87 to 108.92) per 100 000 persons and 3.41 million people, respectively”

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2023, Global epidemiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (Tian et al.), 2023

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Peer-reviewed study

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Modelled estimate from 112 studies; data are lacking for 79.8% of countries. Covers SLE, the main form of lupus.

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