IBD Statistics...

I found these statistics about IBD on the NDDIC website (http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/statistics/index.htm). I didn't know it was this rare...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Incidence:
Ulcerative colitis: 8 new cases per 100,000 people per year (1984-1993)
Crohn's disease: 7 new cases per 100,000 people per year (1984-1993)
Prevalence:
Ulcerative colitis: 246 cases per 100,000 people per year (2001)
Crohn's disease: 162 cases per 100,000 people per year (2001) 

Mortality: 825 deaths (2002)
Hospitalizations: 169,000-with 62 percent for Crohn's disease (2002)
Ambulatory care visits: 5.9 million per year (1999-2000)
Disability: 161,000 people (1990-1992)