Developer site: The content shown here is test data.

MyEClinic
MyEClinic
Health Dictionary AI Health Chat Find an Online Doctor
A serene Zen garden with raked sand and smooth stones, symbolising clarity and calm

Health Dictionary

Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.

Back to skin conditions

Aplastic anemia epidemiology and demographics

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Aplastic anemia is a rare condition with incidence of two cases per million individuals per year in Western countries with rates two to three times as high in Asia.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • Incidence is two cases per million individuals per year in Western countries[1]

Age

  • People of all ages can develop aplastic anemia.
  • Common in adolescents, young adults, and the elderly.[1]

Gender

Men and women are equally likely to develop aplastic anemia

Mortality rate

In a population-based Australian cohort of 3273 adult the cumulative incidence of late mortality was 22.2% at 10 years.

Race

  • Two to three times more common in Asians.

Region

Incidence of aplastic anemia is 3 times higher in asia.

References

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Young NS, Scheinberg P, Calado RT (2008). “Aplastic anemia”. Curr. Opin. Hematol. 15 (3): 162–8. doi:10.1097/MOH.0b013e3282fa7470. PMID 18391779. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.D. [2] Nazia Fuad M.D.