Crude and standardised prevalence and incidence of gout from 1997 to 2012
| Year | Prevalence (%) | Incidence (per 1000 person-years) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Crude | Standardised | Person-years | Crude | Standardised | |
| 1997 | 2 209 057 | 1.42 (1.40 to 1.43) | 1.52 (1.50 to 1.54) | 2 069 698 | 1.35 (1.30 to 1.40) | 1.36 (1.31 to 1.41) |
| 1998 | 2 592 984 | 1.46 (1.45 to 1.48) | 1.55 (1.54 to 1.57) | 2 430 671 | 1.29 (1.25 to 1.34) | 1.32 (1.27 to 1.37) |
| 1999 | 3 138 413 | 1.47 (1.45 to 1.48) | 1.55 (1.54 to 1.57) | 2 937 813 | 1.39 (1.35 to 1.43) | 1.41 (1.37 to 1.46) |
| 2000 | 3 554 201 | 1.48 (1.47 to 1.49) | 1.57 (1.55 to 1.58) | 3 318 520 | 1.42 (1.38 to 1.46) | 1.44 (1.40 to 1.49) |
| 2001 | 3 929 216 | 1.53 (1.52 to 1.55) | 1.62 (1.61 to 1.63) | 3 668 822 | 1.54 (1.50 to 1.58) | 1.56 (1.52 to 1.60) |
| 2002 | 4 209 993 | 1.59 (1.58 to 1.61) | 1.67 (1.66 to 1.68) | 3 912 097 | 1.58 (1.54 to 1.62) | 1.60 (1.56 to 1.64) |
| 2003 | 4 375 751 | 1.67 (1.66 to 1.69) | 1.74 (1.73 to 1.75) | 4 060 357 | 1.65 (1.61 to 1.69) | 1.66 (1.62 to 1.70) |
| 2004 | 4 516 966 | 1.76 (1.74 to 1.77) | 1.82 (1.81 to 1.83) | 4 202 025 | 1.67 (1.63 to 1.71) | 1.68 (1.64 to 1.72) |
| 2005 | 4 605 171 | 1.86 (1.85 to 1.87) | 1.93 (1.91 to 1.94) | 4 299 261 | 1.74 (1.70 to 1.78) | 1.75 (1.71 to 1.79) |
| 2006 | 4 684 243 | 1.96 (1.95 to 1.98) | 2.02 (2.00 to 2.03) | 4 334 086 | 1.70 (1.67 to 1.74) | 1.71 (1.67 to 1.75) |
| 2007 | 4 736 672 | 2.03 (2.02 to 2.05) | 2.08 (2.07 to 2.09) | 4 374 944 | 1.67 (1.63 to 1.71) | 1.67 (1.63 to 1.71) |
| 2008 | 4 729 771 | 2.16 (2.14 to 2.17) | 2.19 (2.18 to 2.20) | 4 384 072 | 1.75 (1.71 to 1.79) | 1.75 (1.71 to 1.79) |
| 2009 | 4 727 886 | 2.25 (2.24 to 2.26) | 2.27 (2.26 to 2.29) | 4 384 787 | 1.73 (1.69 to 1.77) | 1.73 (1.69 to 1.77) |
| 2010 | 4 741 179 | 2.31 (2.30 to 2.33) | 2.33 (2.32 to 2.35) | 4 351 414 | 1.68 (1.65 to 1.72) | 1.69 (1.65 to 1.73) |
| 2011 | 4 624 055 | 2.40 (2.39 to 2.42) | 2.42 (2.40 to 2.43) | 4 235 444 | 1.75 (1.71 to 1.79) | 1.75 (1.71 to 1.79) |
| 2012 | 4 507 059 | 2.49 (2.48 to 2.51) | 2.49 (2.48 to 2.51) | 4 159 043 | 1.77 (1.73 to 1.81) | 1.77 (1.73 to 1.81) |