How many people have it?
Prevalence in Population:
- Sickle Cell Disease is a rare disease affecting 20k to 200k case per year
- It mostly affects people of age 0-60. People 60+ years old are least affected.
- In the United States, it is estimated that Sickle Cell Anemia affects 70,000 - 100,000 people.
- Sickle Cell Disease is most common in families who are from countries like Africa and South/Central America.
- Sickle cell occurs in about 1 in 12 African Americans.