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Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

• The incidence of tracheitis is approximately 0.1 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
• In North West of England the incidence was reported 0.09/100,000 children per year.
• In Victoria (Australia) the incidence was reported 0.08/100,000 children per year
• It is an uncommon disease with limited data available for reporting.

Prevalence

• The incidence/prevalence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
• In [year], the incidence/prevalence of [disease name] was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
• The prevalence of [disease/malignancy] is estimated to be [number] cases annually.

Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate

• In [year], the incidence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals with a case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [number range]%.
• The case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [disease name] is approximately [number range].

Age

• The incidence of [disease name] increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is [#] years.
• [Disease name] commonly affects individuals younger than/older than [number of years] years of age.

• Tracheitis commonly affects children younger than 10 years of age. The median age at diagnosis is 5.2 years.

Race

• There is no racial predilection to tracheitis.

Gender

• [Disease name] affects men and women equally.
• [Gender 1] are more commonly affected by [disease name] than [gender 2]. The [gender 1] to [gender 2] ratio is approximately [number > 1] to 1.

Region

• The majority of [disease name] cases are reported in [geographical region].
• Tracheitis is a rare disease. No regional association has been reported