Table 2.

Annual number and prevalence of different wound types in the UK

	Annual number of wounds	Annual prevalence among the adult UK population
Abscess	160 000 (7%)	0.0032
Burn	87 000 (4%)	0.0018
Diabetic foot ulcer	169 000 (8%)	0.0034
Leg ulcer (arterial)	9000 (<1%)	0.0002
Leg ulcer (mixed)	24 000 (1%)	0.0005
Leg ulcer (unspecified)	420 000 (19%)	0.0085
Leg ulcer (venous)	278 000 (13%)	0.0056
Open wound	240 000 (11%)	0.0048
Pressure ulcer	153 000 (7%)	0.0031
Surgical wound	253 000 (11%)	0.0051
Trauma	158 000 (7%)	0.0032
Unspecified	271 000 (12%)	0.0055
Total	2 222 000 (100%)	0.0447

Among the adult population (ie, ≥18 years of age) estimated from the THIN database.

THIN, The Health Improvement Network.

Percentage of total number of wounds is in parentheses.