Table 2.

Incidence and prevalence of UC in Latin America.

Country	Data collection period	Incidence (per 100,000)	Prevalence (per 100,000)
Argentina	1987–199310	2.2	–
	−10	−	76.1
Barbados	1980–200411	1.85	−
	1980–198411	1.30	−
	1985–198911	1.92	−
	1990–199411	2.30	−
	1995–199911	2.34	−
	2000–200411	1.58	−
	200411	−	44.3
Brazil	1986–199012	0.74	0.99
	1991–199512	3.86	4.77
	1996–200012	6.76	11.20
	2001–200512	4.48	14.81
	2012–201420	−	24.1
	2012–201513	7.16	−
	201213	6.73	−
	201313	6.92	−
	201420	5.3	−
	201413	6.99	−
	201513	8.00	28.3
Colombia	−26	−	51.77
Mexico	200027	0.04	0.23
	200527	0.07	0.47
	201027	0.09	0.83
	201527	0.16	1.45
Panama	1987–19939	1.2	–
Puerto Rico	199631	−	62.2
	200232	−	21.72
	200332	−	20.46
	200432	−	24.33
	200532	−	23.32
Uruguay	2007–200835	4.26	–

–, data not reported.

UC, ulcerative colitis.