CJD Statistics


CJD Figures

These figures show the number of suspect cases referred to the NCJDRSU in Edinburgh, and the number of deaths of definite and probable cases in the UK, from 1 January 1990 up to 4th January 2012

 

REFERRALS OF SUSPECT CJD

DEATHS OF DEFINITE AND PROBABLE CJD

Year

Referrals

Year

Sporadic

Iatrogenic

Familial

GSS

vCJD

Total Deaths

1990

[53]

1990

28

5

0

0

-

33

1991

75

1991

32

1

3

0

-

36

1992

96

1992

45

2

5

1

-

53

1993

79

1993

36

4

5

2

-

47

1994

119

1994

54

1

5

3

-

63

1995

87

1995

35

4

2

3

3

47

1996

133

1996

40

4

2

4

10

60

1997

163

1997

60

6

4

2

10

82

1998

155

1998

64

3

3

2

18

90

1999

170

1999

62

6

2

0

15

85

2000

178

2000

50

1

2

1

28

82

2001

179

2001

58

4

4

2

20

88

2002

163

2002

72

0

4

1

17

94

2003

162

2003

79

5

4

2

18

108

2004

114

2004

50

2

4

2

9

67

2005 124 2005 67 4 8 5 5 89
2006 112 2006 69 1 6 3 5 84

2007

119 2007 64 2 9 1 5 81

2008

150 2008 88 5 2 3 2 100
2009 153 2009 78 2 3 5 3 91
2010 149 2010 84 3 6 1 3 97
2011 148 2011 74 3 9 2 5 93
2012* 0 2012 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Referrals

2881

Total Deaths

1289

68

92

45

176

1670

*As at 4th January 2012

Summary of vCJD cases

Deaths

Deaths from definite vCJD (confirmed):

Deaths from probable vCJD (without neuropathological confirmation):

Deaths from probable vCJD (neuropathological confirmation pending):

Number of deaths from definite or probable vCJD:

 

121

54

1

176

Alive

Number of definite/probable vCJD cases still alive:

 

0

Total number of definite or probable vCJD cases (dead and alive):

176

 

(Table updated 4th January 2012)

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