"Prevalence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.
| Descriptor ID |
D015995
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.525.750 N01.224.935.597.750 N06.850.505.400.975.525.750 N06.850.520.308.985.525.750
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Prevalence".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Prevalence".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Prevalence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Prevalence" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1996 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 1997 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 1998 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 1999 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2000 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2001 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2002 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 2003 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| 2004 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 2005 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| 2006 | 0 | 48 | 48 |
| 2007 | 0 | 61 | 61 |
| 2008 | 0 | 52 | 52 |
| 2009 | 0 | 54 | 54 |
| 2010 | 0 | 71 | 71 |
| 2011 | 1 | 81 | 82 |
| 2012 | 0 | 91 | 91 |
| 2013 | 0 | 85 | 85 |
| 2014 | 0 | 93 | 93 |
| 2015 | 0 | 91 | 91 |
| 2016 | 0 | 93 | 93 |
| 2017 | 0 | 103 | 103 |
| 2018 | 0 | 93 | 93 |
| 2019 | 0 | 98 | 98 |
| 2020 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| 2021 | 1 | 69 | 70 |
| 2022 | 0 | 57 | 57 |
| 2023 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| 2024 | 0 | 65 | 65 |
| 2025 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.
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Childbirth after cancer among 42?896 male adolescents and young adults: a population-based study. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 May 01; 117(5):1008-1017.
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Parasite contamination of soil in different Peruvian locations and outside built environments. Parasit Vectors. 2025 Apr 05; 18(1):134.
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The Increasing Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the U.S. and Its Implications for Pediatric Micronutrient Status: A Narrative Review of Case Reports and Series. Nutrients. 2025 Mar 12; 17(6).
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Improving Depression Detection and Measuring Its Impact upon Short-Term Survival in Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Jun; 115:185-196.
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Tuberculosis in adult migrants in Europe: a TBnet consensus statement. Eur Respir J. 2025 Mar; 65(3).
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Global epidemiology of acute kidney injury in hospitalised patients with decompensated cirrhosis: the International Club of Ascites GLOBAL AKI prospective, multicentre, cohort study. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 May; 10(5):418-430.
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Prevalence of cytopenia(s) and somatic variants in patients with DDX41 mutant germline predisposition syndrome. Br J Haematol. 2025 Apr; 206(4):1109-1120.
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Burden of cardiometabolic diseases and depression in a low-income, urban community in Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health. 2025 Feb 24; 25(1):757.
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The potential impact of ACOG guideline changes on genital melanoma detection rates in females: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis and implications for clinical practice. Arch Dermatol Res. 2025 Feb 19; 317(1):438.
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A Honduran Prevalence Study on Soil-Transmitted Helminths Highlights Serological Antibodies to Tm-WAP49 as a Diagnostic Marker for Exposure to Human Trichuriasis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 May 07; 112(5):1017-1025.