Abdominal wall hernia
• Ambulatory care visits: 3.6 million (2009)
• Hospitalizations: 380,000 (2010)
• Surgical procedures: 526,000 (2006)
• Mortality: 1,322 (2010)
• Prescriptions: 3.7 million (2004)
Chronic constipation
• Prevalence: 63 million (2000)
• Ambulatory care visits: 4 million (2009)
• Hospitalizations: 1.1 million (2010)
• Mortality: 132 deaths (2010)
• Prescriptions: 5.3 million (2004)
Diverticular disease
• Prevalence: 2.2 million (1998)
• Ambulatory care visits: 2.7 million (2009)
• Hospitalizations: 814,000 (2010)
• Mortality: 2,889 (2010)
• Prescriptions: 2.8 million (2004)
Gallstones
• Prevalence: 20 million (2004)
• Ambulatory care visits: 2.2 million (2006-2007)
• Hospitalizations: 675,000 (2010)
• Surgical procedures: 503,000 (2006)
• Mortality: 994 (2010)
• Prescriptions: 1.65 million
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Prevalence: 20 percent of the population has reflux symptoms at least weekly (2004)
• Ambulatory care visits: 8.9 million (2009)
• Hospitalizations: 4.7 million (2010)
• Mortality: 1, 653 (2010)
• Prescriptions: 64.6 million (2004)
Gastrointestinal infections
• Prevalence: foodborne – 76 million (1998) non-foodborne – 135 million (1998)
• Ambulatory care visits: 2.3 million (2004)
• Hospitalizations: 487,000 (2010)
• Mortality: 11,022 (2011)
• Prescriptions: 938,000 (2004)
Hemorrhoids
• Prevalence: 75 percent of people older than 45 (2006)
• Ambulatory care visits: 1.1 million (2009)
• Hospitalizations: 266,000 (2010)
• Mortality: 20 (2010)
• Prescriptions: 2 million (2004)
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