Table 1. Increasing incidence of AAA and death due to AAA in the prescreening era.
| Population | Year | Key findings regarding AAA |
|---|---|---|
| Rochester, MN 236 | 1984 | Incidence increased sevenfold between 1951 and 1980 |
| United States 237 | 1987 | From 1951 to 1968, age-specific and age-adjusted mortalities increased constantly (average annual increase of 17% for white males, 12% for white females, 14% for nonwhite males, and 15% for nonwhite females) |
| England and Wales 238 | 1989 | Deaths due to AAA increased by 53% between 1974 and 1984 |
| Kansas City, KS 239 | 1991 | Prevalence increased between 1950–1959 and 1970–1984 in Kansas City among both men (1.5-fold increase) and women (2.5-fold increase) |
| Australia 240 | 1991 | From 1980 to 1988, age-standardized AAA mortality rate increased 36% in men and 24% in women |
| Sweden 241 | 1992 | A necropsy study showed that from 1958 to 1986 mean annual age-standardized increase of aortic aneurysmal disease was 4.7% among men and 3.0% among women |
| Sweden 242 | 1992 | From 1960 to 1988, the annual rate of rupture of AAA standardized for age increased by 2.4% yearly |
| Canada 243 | 1995 | From 1969 to 1991, an increasing number of AAA was diagnosed |
| United States 244 | 1999 | From 1979 to 1991, there was a 20% increase of deaths due to and 50% increase in AAA hospitalizations |
| England and Wales 245 | 2005 | From 1979 to 1999, AAA mortality rate and hospital admissions for AAA increased steadily |
Abbreviation: AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm.