Urinary Problems Statistics

This page is an attempt to compile statistics for various urinary tract disorders.

Hematuria (bloody pee) Statistics

Hematuria occurs in up to 10% of the general population
Noncancerous growths such as cysts, tumors, and diverticuli through out the urinary system are common causes of blood in urine that are found during medical exams and analyzed for cancer

Estimates on the number of males in the United States who will experience Prostatitis during their lifetimes range up to 50 percent
Many urologic disease experts feel that from 5 to 10 percent of males will be experiencing Prostatitis at a particular time
One of the most common urologic diseases in the U.S

More than 70,000 Americans have sickle cell anemia.
About 2 million Americans (1 in 12 African Americans) have sickle cell trait, which means they carry a single gene for the disease and can pass this gene along to their children, but do not have the disease itself.

The most common cause for bloody pee during pregnancy are urinary tract infections.

Kidney stones account for 2.7 million doctor's office visits per year in the U.S
There are 166,000 hospital stays per year in the U.S associated with Kidney Stones
Kidney stones affect men more often than women

Women are more prone to UTIs than men.
UTIs are the second most common type of infection in the body.
UTIs account for about 8.3 million doctor visits each year.
One woman in five develops a UTI during her lifetime.
Most UTIs arise from one type of bacteria, Escherichia coli (E. coli), which normally lives in the colon.
In adult women, the rate of UTIs gradually increases with age.
Nearly 20% of women who have a UTI will have another.
30% of women who have had a UTI have yet another.
2-4% of pregnant women develop a urinary infection.
Men over 50 are at an increased risk due to enlarged prostate.
There were 14 million reported cases in the U.S last year
In the U.S there were 479,000 hospital stays due to UTI

About 11% of men don't know that they have this gland in their body.
Only 15% of men have ever heard of the term prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate or enlarged process).
About 50% of men will experience prostatitis during their lifetime
One in four men will have benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) by the age of 50.

Adults eliminate about a quart and a half of urine each day.

The rate of urine accumulation at night is about half that formed in the daytime.

Interstitial Cystitis generally occurs around age 30 to 40, although it has been reported in younger people
Women are 10 times more likely to have Interstitial Cystitis than men

Bladder cancer caused approximately 13,000 US deaths a year
Smoking increases the risk of developing bladder cancer nearly fivefold
People who quit smoking have a gradual decline in risk
As many as 50% of all bladder cancers in men and 30% in women may be caused by cigarette smoke
About one in four cases of bladder cancer is caused by exposure to cancer-causing chemicals (carcinogens)