Multiple Sclerosis Statistics

As indicated by statistics, there are more than 2 million people affected by Multiple Sclerosis worldwide, and their numbers are continuously rising. In the United States alone, there are around 350.000 reported cases of multiple sclerosis.

For some reason, this form of neurological disease mostly affects young people. Multiple Sclerosis has the highest prevalence in people with ages between 20 and 40, and the disease is rarely developed by people at more advanced stages of life. Another interesting aspect of Multiple Sclerosis is that it tends to affect mostly women. Although Multiple Sclerosis can also be developed by men, the disease is very common in women.

Here are some figures provided by World Health Organization reflecting MS statistics and geography in 2010:

	United States	39.6%
	Germany	12.8%
	Poland	6.4%
	Canada	5.8%
	Brazil	3.9%
	Netherlands	2.7%
	Spain	2.5%
	Mexico	2.1%
	Romania	2%
	Australia	1.7%
	United Kingdom	1.6%
	Czech Republic	1.6%
	Argentina	1.4%
	Denmark	1.4%
	Hungary	1.4%
	Sweden	1.4%
	Norway	1.2%
	Austria	1%
	Finland	0.8%
	Egypt	0.8%

Now you see who mostly suffers from the disease. And I guess it won't be difficult to draw some conclusions according to this statistics. Here is also a short video related to MS geography issue, which is worth watching: