"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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| 1996 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 1997 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 1998 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 1999 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2000 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2001 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2002 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2003 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| 2004 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| 2005 | 0 | 51 | 51 |
| 2006 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| 2007 | 0 | 60 | 60 |
| 2008 | 0 | 51 | 51 |
| 2009 | 0 | 59 | 59 |
| 2010 | 0 | 71 | 71 |
| 2011 | 1 | 84 | 85 |
| 2012 | 0 | 89 | 89 |
| 2013 | 0 | 87 | 87 |
| 2014 | 0 | 96 | 96 |
| 2015 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| 2016 | 0 | 96 | 96 |
| 2017 | 0 | 110 | 110 |
| 2018 | 0 | 104 | 104 |
| 2019 | 0 | 109 | 109 |
| 2020 | 1 | 121 | 122 |
| 2021 | 1 | 82 | 83 |
| 2022 | 0 | 66 | 66 |
| 2023 | 0 | 42 | 42 |
| 2024 | 0 | 77 | 77 |
| 2025 | 0 | 79 | 79 |
| 2026 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.
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A population-based study of the co-occurrence of hypospadias and congenital heart defects among boys conceived with in vitro fertilization?. Hum Reprod. 2026 Aug 01; 41(8):1440-1447.
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Prevalence of Familial Melanoma Genes and Cancer Risk Among Genomically Ascertained Individuals. JAMA Dermatol. 2026 07 01; 162(7):692-700.
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Sleep Quality by Reproductive Stage Among Women Living With HIV in the United States Enrolled in the Health Outcomes Around Pregnancy and Exposure to HIV/Antiretrovirals (HOPE) Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2026 Jul 01; 101(7):777-786.
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Prevalence of a Composite Outcome to Capture Child and Liver Health One Year After Pediatric Liver Transplantation in the Starzl Network. Pediatr Transplant. 2026 Jul; 30(7):e70402.
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Treatment of Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms with Flow-Diverter Stents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 1036 Aneurysms. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2026 Jun 03; 47(6):1522-1531.
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Detection, persistence, and rising prevalence of oncogenic viruses revealed by wastewater metagenomics. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2026 06 17; 92(6):e0054726.
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Racial, Ethnic, and Neighborhood Disparities in Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Acute Leukemia. Cancer Med. 2026 May; 15(5):e71937.
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Emerging Dolutegravir Resistance Among Children on Antiretroviral Therapy With Virological Failure in Malawi: Results From a 2023 National Cross-Sectional Survey. J Int AIDS Soc. 2026 May; 29(5):e70108.
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Civilian Occupational Exposure to Vapors, Gas, Dust, or Fumes and Respiratory Health Among United States Military Veterans. Am J Ind Med. 2026 07; 69(7):503-511.
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Vitamin B6 predicts poor outcomes in geographically distinct populations with primary sclerosing cholangitis. J Hepatol. 2026 Aug; 85(2):227-237.