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The incidence of Hirschsprung's disease is 20 in every 100,000 newborns. It is three times more common in Asian Americans. Males are more commonly affected than females. | The incidence of Hirschsprung's disease is 20 in every 100,000 newborns. It is three times more common in Asian Americans. Males are more commonly affected than females. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Younes M.B.B.CH [2]
Overview
The incidence of Hirschsprung's disease is 20 in every 100,000 newborns. It is three times more common in Asian Americans. Males are more commonly affected than females.
Epidemiology and demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of Hirschsprung's disease is 20 in every 100,000 newborns.[1]
- The incidence is estimated to be lower in the United States at 7 in every100,000 newborns.
Race
- Hirschsprung's disease is three times more common in Asian Americans.[2]
Gender
- Males are more commonly affected with Hirschsprung's disease than females.
- The male to female ratio is approximately 4:1.
- About total aganglionic colon, male to female ratio is 1:1.[2]