"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 | 17 | 17 |
| 1997 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 1998 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 1999 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2000 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2001 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2002 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2003 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| 2004 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2005 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
| 2006 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| 2007 | 0 | 59 | 59 |
| 2008 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
| 2009 | 0 | 57 | 57 |
| 2010 | 0 | 74 | 74 |
| 2011 | 1 | 81 | 82 |
| 2012 | 0 | 89 | 89 |
| 2013 | 0 | 88 | 88 |
| 2014 | 0 | 98 | 98 |
| 2015 | 0 | 101 | 101 |
| 2016 | 0 | 98 | 98 |
| 2017 | 0 | 111 | 111 |
| 2018 | 0 | 106 | 106 |
| 2019 | 0 | 110 | 110 |
| 2020 | 1 | 118 | 119 |
| 2021 | 1 | 82 | 83 |
| 2022 | 0 | 66 | 66 |
| 2023 | 0 | 42 | 42 |
| 2024 | 0 | 81 | 81 |
| 2025 | 0 | 80 | 80 |
| 2026 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.
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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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Screening of Pediatric Patients at Cardiology Clinic Identifies High Prevalence of Food Insecurity. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2026 Mar 31; 23(4).
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Multimorbidity Profiles and Severe In-Hospital Outcomes in Adults With Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Mar 17; 82(3):e561-e570.
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Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease: What Should Be Expected in the Next 25 Years? Curr Cardiol Rep. 2026 Mar 14; 28(1).
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Spectrum, prevalence, and clinical correlates of PPM1D mutations in patients with clonal hematopoiesis and clonal cytopenias. Blood Adv. 2026 Mar 10; 10(5):1746-1755.
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Trypanosoma cruzi infection status in birthing individuals in three endemic provinces of Argentina: a descriptive cross-sectional study. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2026; 59:e03282025.
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Adenovirus Disease Following Pediatric Liver Transplantation: 10-Year Experience From a Large Pediatric Transplant Program. Pediatr Transplant. 2026 03; 30(3):e70298.
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Economic and humanistic burden of chronic liver diseases in the United States. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res. 2026 Mar; 26(3):379-387.
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Impact of Hepatitis C screening and treatment among incarcerated populations in Alberta, Canada on population-level Hepatitis C elimination efforts. Int J Drug Policy. 2026 Apr; 150:105201.
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Prevalence of Substance Use in Northwest Syria: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Public Health. 2026; 71:1608611.