Glossary Term
Prevalence
Performance MetricsEN
Definition
The ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population.
Extended Notes
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C17010. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0. Source identity and definition checked automatically on 2026-10-18. No individual clinical interpretation or human reviewer is asserted.
Also Known As
Prevalence
References
- NCI Thesaurus 26.09d — Prevalence (C17010)
- Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C17010. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
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