Though these increases are troubling, they aren’t the only disease rates that have seen growth in the last couple of years. Using data from the CDC, HealthGrove identified 14 diseases that have risen in the U.S. in the past decade.
Cases in the Latest Year: 127
Percent Increase in the Last Five Years: 58.80%
Cases in the Latest Year: 78.6 million adults, 12.7 million children and adolescents
Percent Increase in the Last Five Years: 17.10%
Percent Increase in the Last Five Years: 63.30%
Note: An increase in diagnoses (doctors are better at detecting it) in recent years could be the reason for this increase.
Cases in the Latest Year: 1,441,789
Percent Increase in the Last Decade: 58.80%
Cases in the Latest Year: 350,062
Percent Increase in the Last Five Years: 17.80%
Cases in the Latest Year: 19,999
Percent Increase in the Last Decade: 151.20%
Cases in the Latest Year: 1.43 per 100K people
Percent Increase in the Last Decade: 472%
Cases in the Latest Year: 16
Percent Increase in the Last Five Years: 700%
Cases in the Latest Year: 22.87 per 100K people
Percent Increase in the Last Decade: 18.30%
Cases in the Latest Year: 8.46 per 100K people
Percent Increase in the Last Decade: 47.10%
Cases in the Latest Year: 0.45 per 100K people
Percent Increase in the Last Decade: 60.70%
Cases in the Latest Year: 15,34 per 100K people
Percent Increase in the Last Decade: 18.60%
Cases in the Latest Year: 28,639
Percent Increase in the Last Decade: 145.80%
Percent Increase in the Last Decade: 101.80%
