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Overview of rare diseases worldwide and in the U.S. as of 2016

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 28, 2016
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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February 2016

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Worldwide, United States

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as of 2016

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