Primary biliary cirrhosis epidemiology and demographics

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]

Epidemiology and Demographics

Prevalence

• The prevalence of primary biliary cirrhosis is approximately 19 to 402 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.

Case-fatality rate

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

Age

• Primary biliary cirrhosis commonly affects individuals in their 40s or 50s.

Race

• There is no racial predilection to primary biliary cirrhosis.

Gender

• Females are more commonly affected by primary biliary cirrhosis than males.

Region

• The majority of primary biliary cirrhosis cases are reported in northern Europe and North America (particularly in Scandinavia, Great Britain, and the northern midwest regions of the United States).