MS Statistics
The information below comes from the MS Foundation. I thought they were pretty interesting.
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350,000 people in the US are estimated to have MS.
MS occurs more often in women.
MS is more often seen in the Caucasion population.
Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 30 and 50.
MS seldom strikes people uner age 15 or over 50.
20% have benign MS with no permanent disability.
30% have R/R with periods of stability.
40% have a slowly progressive form of the illness.
10 - 20% have steady progression from onset.
75% diagnosed with MS never need a wheel chair.
40% experience no disruptions of their normal activities.
The closer you are to the equator, the fewer cases of MS.
Please email me with any additional sites that have statistics.