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==Overview==
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==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
===Incidence===
===Incidence===
*The incidence/prevalence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
 
*In [year], the incidence/prevalence of [disease name] was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
====Primary spontaneous pneumothorax====
*The incidence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax is approximately 7.4-18 per 100,000 individuals in males in USA.
*The incidence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax is approximately 1.2-6.0 per 100,000 individuals in females in USA.
 
====Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax====
*Incidence of males to females ratio is 6.3 to 2.0 per 100,000


===Prevalence===
===Prevalence===
*The incidence/prevalence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
The incidence/prevalence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
*In [year], the incidence/prevalence of [disease name] was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
In [year], the incidence/prevalence of [disease name] was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
*The prevalence of [disease/malignancy] is estimated to be [number] cases annually.
The prevalence of [disease/malignancy] is estimated to be [number] cases annually.
 
Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate
===Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate===
In [year], the incidence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals with a case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [number range]%.
*In [year], the incidence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals with a case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [number range]%.
The case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [disease name] is approximately [number range].
*The case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [disease name] is approximately [number range].


===Age===
===Age===
*Patients of all age groups may develop [disease name].
Patients of all age groups may develop pneumothorax.
*The incidence of [disease name] increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is [#] years.
*[Disease name] commonly affects individuals younger than/older than [number of years] years of age.
*[Chronic disease name] is usually first diagnosed among [age group].
*[Acute disease name] commonly affects [age group].


===Race===
===Race===
*There is no racial predilection to [disease name].
There is no racial predilection to pneumothorax.
*[Disease name] usually affects individuals of the [race 1] race. [Race 2] individuals are less likely to develop [disease name].
 
===Gender===
===Gender===
*[Disease name] affects men and women equally.
*Males are more commonly affected by pneumothorax than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 3 to 1.
*[Gender 1] are more commonly affected by [disease name] than [gender 2]. The [gender 1] to [gender 2] ratio is approximately [number > 1] to 1.
===Region===
*The majority of [disease name] cases are reported in [geographical region].
 
*[Disease name] is a common/rare disease that tends to affect [patient population 1] and [patient population 2].
 
===Developed Countries===
 
===Developing Countries===


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax

  • The incidence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax is approximately 7.4-18 per 100,000 individuals in males in USA.
  • The incidence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax is approximately 1.2-6.0 per 100,000 individuals in females in USA.

Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax

  • Incidence of males to females ratio is 6.3 to 2.0 per 100,000

Prevalence

The incidence/prevalence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide. In [year], the incidence/prevalence of [disease name] was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide. The prevalence of [disease/malignancy] is estimated to be [number] cases annually. Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate In [year], the incidence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals with a case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [number range]%. The case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [disease name] is approximately [number range].

Age

Patients of all age groups may develop pneumothorax.

Race

There is no racial predilection to pneumothorax.

Gender

  • Males are more commonly affected by pneumothorax than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 3 to 1.

References

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