Share of Medicare beneficiaries with IBD by ethnicity U.S. 2018

In 2018, the prevalence of Crohn's disease was highest among white, non-Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries and lowest among Asian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic beneficiaries. A similar trend could be found for ulcerative colitis. These diseases are the principle types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This statistic shows the share of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in the United States with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in 2018, by ethnicity.

Share of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in the United States with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in 2018, by ethnicity

Characteristic	White, non-Hispanic	Black, non-Hispanic	Hispanic	Asian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
Crohn's disease	0.43%	0.26%	0.19%	0.15%	0.23%
Ulcerative colitis	0.69%	0.41%	0.43%	0.37%	0.4%

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Release date

2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2018

Number of respondents

25.1 million

Age group

67 years and older

Supplementary notes

Participants were "continuously enrolled throughout a calendar year during 2001−2018 in Medicare parts A and B and who were not enrolled in a health maintenance organization plan. "

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