Incidence and prevalence of epilepsy

This meta-analysis used data from >200 studies to estimate the incidence and prevalence of epilepsy.¹ There was a substantial difference between LMICs and HICs with respect to the incidence of epilepsy –139 and 49 per 100,000 person-years respectively, as shown on the graph.¹ The differences for lifetime and active point prevalence were smaller, but were still higher in LMICs than HICs.¹

Reference:

1.Fiest KM, Sauro KM, Wiebe S, et al. Prevalence and incidence of epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of international studies. Neurology 2017; 88 (3): 296–303.