"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 | 8 | 8 |
| 1996 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 1997 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 1998 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 1999 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2000 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2001 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2002 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 2003 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| 2004 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| 2005 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
| 2006 | 0 | 48 | 48 |
| 2007 | 0 | 63 | 63 |
| 2008 | 0 | 51 | 51 |
| 2009 | 0 | 58 | 58 |
| 2010 | 0 | 74 | 74 |
| 2011 | 1 | 82 | 83 |
| 2012 | 0 | 94 | 94 |
| 2013 | 0 | 86 | 86 |
| 2014 | 0 | 96 | 96 |
| 2015 | 0 | 101 | 101 |
| 2016 | 0 | 102 | 102 |
| 2017 | 0 | 117 | 117 |
| 2018 | 0 | 105 | 105 |
| 2019 | 0 | 109 | 109 |
| 2020 | 0 | 118 | 118 |
| 2021 | 1 | 85 | 86 |
| 2022 | 0 | 70 | 70 |
| 2023 | 0 | 42 | 42 |
| 2024 | 0 | 81 | 81 |
| 2025 | 0 | 52 | 52 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.
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Harassment and Burnout in Academic Pediatric Anesthesiology. Paediatr Anaesth. 2025 Nov; 35(11):946-952.
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Prevalence and Predictors of Neurocognitive Dysfunction in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: Results From MINDS-ACHD. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Sep 02; 86(9):640-655.
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Assessing the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among pediatric patients at Kamuzu Central Hospital, Malawi. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2025 Aug 31; 19(8):1172-1181.
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Predictors of perceived HIV stigma among people who inject drugs in the United States. Harm Reduct J. 2025 Aug 30; 22(1):148.
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Identifying factors associated with subsequent diagnosis of adrenal adenoma: a population-based historical case-control study. Eur J Endocrinol. 2025 Aug 29; 193(3):383-390.
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Prevalence, Severity, and Progression of Cerebellar Cognitive-Affective Syndrome in Patients With Spinocerebellar Ataxias. Neurology. 2025 Sep 09; 105(5):e213980.
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Estimating Chronic Hepatitis B Prevalence and Undiagnosed Proportion in Canada, 2007-2021: Mathematical Framework Development. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2025 Aug 20; 11:e66309.
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Chagas and Vector-Borne Disease Exposures in an Indigenous Community in the Ecuadorian Amazon: A Retrospective Study. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 Oct 01; 113(4):806-808.
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Sleep Disturbances in Female Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder: A 5-Year Longitudinal Study. Personal Ment Health. 2025 Aug; 19(3):e70031.
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Disparities in Health Care in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2025 Aug 01; 59(7):607-620.