This statistic shows the number of known rare diseases, patients, and treatments worldwide and in the U.S. as of 2016. As of that time there were around 7,000 known rare diseases that affected 30 million people in the U.S. and 350 million people worldwide.
Number of rare diseases, disease patients and treatments worldwide and in the U.S. as of 2016
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Cydan Development. (February 28, 2016). Number of rare diseases, disease patients and treatments worldwide and in the U.S. as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 07, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/877752/rare-disease-numbers-patients-treatments-worldwide-us/
Cydan Development. "Number of rare diseases, disease patients and treatments worldwide and in the U.S. as of 2016." Chart. February 28, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/877752/rare-disease-numbers-patients-treatments-worldwide-us/
Cydan Development. (2016). Number of rare diseases, disease patients and treatments worldwide and in the U.S. as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/877752/rare-disease-numbers-patients-treatments-worldwide-us/
Cydan Development. "Number of Rare Diseases, Disease Patients and Treatments Worldwide and in The U.S. as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/877752/rare-disease-numbers-patients-treatments-worldwide-us/
Cydan Development, Number of rare diseases, disease patients and treatments worldwide and in the U.S. as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/877752/rare-disease-numbers-patients-treatments-worldwide-us/ (last visited April 07, 2020)
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