How Many People Have Acromegaly

Acromegaly is classified as a rare condition, which means it affects less than 1 person in every 2,000.1 Worldwide, the number of people with acromegaly is thought to be between 28 and 133 patients for every 1 million people.2

Every year, between 2 and 11 patients for every million people are diagnosed with acromegaly, that's between 16,000-86,000 people around the world.2

REFERENCES:

Rare Disease UK. What is a rare disease? Available at:
https://www.raredisease.org.uk/what-is-a-rare-disease/ Last Accessed: November 2024
Orphanet. Acromegaly. Available at
https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=GB&Expert=963 Last Accessed: November 2024