CJD Statistics


CJD Figures

These figures show the number of suspect cases referred to the CJD surveillance unit in Edinburgh, and the number of deaths of definite and probable cases in the UK, up to 2nd November 2009

 

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

53

1

5

3

-

62

1995

87

1995

35

4

2

3

3

47

1996

133

1996

40

4

2

4

10

60

1997

162

1997

60

6

4

1

10

81

1998

154

1998

63

3

3

2

18

89

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 66 4 8 5 5 88
2006 111 2006 69 1 6 3 5 84

2007

115 2007 63 2 7 1 5 78

2008

147 2008 87 5 2 3 1 98
2009* 122 2009 51 1 1 3 2 58

Total Referrals

2543

Total Deaths

1099

61

73

39

166

1438

*As at 2nd November 2009

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:

 

116

50

0

166

Alive

Number of definite/probable vCJD cases still alive:

 

4

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

170

 

(Table updated 2nd November 2009)

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