Concepts

Incidence

Also Known As Incidence Rate

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Health and Wellness Atlas. "Incidence." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://health.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/incidence.

APA Style

Health and Wellness Atlas. (n.d.). Incidence. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://health.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/incidence

BibTeX

@misc{healthandwellnessatlas-incidence,
  author = {Health and Wellness Atlas},
  title = {Incidence},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://health.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/incidence},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The rate at which new cases of a disease or health outcome occur in a population over a defined period, one of epidemiology two basic measures of disease frequency alongside prevalence. Incidence measures new occurrence; prevalence measures the total burden at a point in time.

Facts

Concept Class

Epidemiology, measurement 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Prevalence

Source Encyclopedia Britannica

In Branch

Epidemiology

Source Encyclopedia Britannica

Sources

1. Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.View the Source

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