Current and forecasted 10-year prevalence and incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Hong Kong, Japan, and the United States

Figure 4 Age-stratified prevalence and incidence of inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis in Hong Kong, Japan, and the United States. A: Prevalence in Hong Kong, Japan and the United States; B: Incidence in Hong Kong, Japan and the United States. The solid line represents the actual prevalence and incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis (US), and Crohn’s disease (CD) by age. The dashed lines indicate forecasted prevalence and incidence with the 95% projection intervals highlighted. Prevalence and incidence were age-standardized using the World Health Organization standard population. CDARS: Clinical data analysis and reporting system; JMDC: Japan Medical Data Center; Merative: The Merative™ MarketScan^® (“Merative” previously IBM MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters) database.