Share of people with COVID-19 who develop post COVID-19 condition (long COVID)

6 in every 100

percent of people with COVID-19, worldwide (global estimates)

“Approximately 6 in every 100 people who have COVID-19 develop post COVID-19 condition.”

WHO fact sheet, Post COVID-19 condition (long COVID), 2025

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Registry or statistics office
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2026-11-06
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Quote found at the source on 2026-11-06
What to know
A risk among infected people, not a count of new cases per year. Recorded as given.

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