Table 2.
Estimates of lifetime and point prevalence of schizophrenia in urban and rural settings in China for the year 1990, 2000 and 2010 (with 95% credible intervals)*
| Outcome/Setting | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
1990 |
2000 |
2010 |
|
|
Point prevalence: |
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| Urban |
0.32% (0.29–0.36%) |
0.47% (0.44–0.50%) |
0.68% (0.57–0.81%) |
| Rural |
0.37%(0.33–0.42%) |
0.36% (0.35–0.38%) |
0.35% (0.33–0.38%) |
|
Lifetime prevalence: |
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| Urban |
0.39% (0.37–0.41%) |
0.57% (0.55–0.59%) |
0.83% (0.75–0.91%) |
| Rural |
0.37% (0.34–0.40%) |
0.43% (0.42–0.44%) |
0.50% (0.47–0.53%) |
|
Number of cases of disease (in thousands): |
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| Urban |
849 (805–892) |
1935 (1867–2003) |
4412 (3987–4837) |
| Rural |
2245 (2063–2427) |
2607 (2546–2667) |
2744 (2580–2901) |
| All China | 3094 (2868–3319) | 4542 (4413–4670) | 7156 (6566–7748) |
*The estimates are based on Bayesian methods and represent the median of posterior distribution of probability of having schizophrenia in the year 1990, 2000 and 2010. Computation of the number of cases is based on estimates of lifetime prevalence.