Annals of Surgery· 2017Q1
The Global Incidence of Appendicitis
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Appendicitis or appendectomy incidence is 100 per 100,000 person-years in North America and ranges from 105 (Eastern Europe) to 151 (Western Europe), with a global estimate of 378,614 cases in 2015. Incidence has stabilized in Western countries since 1990, while rising in newly industrialized Asian, Middle Eastern, and South American nations.
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