Association of Young People with ME

Estimates of incidence OF ME/CFS are based on a research paper by Gallagher et al in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, December 2004. The ME Alliance of charities believes that incidence is twice as high.

Region#	Population	PREVALENCE	INCIDENCE
North East	2,515,442	10,266	1,069
North West	6,729,764	27,465	2,861
Yorkshire and the Humber	4,964,983	20,263	2,111
East Midlands	4,172,174	17,027	1,774
West Midlands	5,267,308	21,497	2,239
East	5,388,140	21,990	2,291
London	7,172,091	29,271	3,049
South East	8,000,645	32,652	3,401
South West	4,928,434	20,114	2,095
Wales	2,903,085	11,848	1,234
Scotland*	5,062,011	20,659	2,152
Northern Ireland	1,702,628	6,949	724

Source: Mid 2003 Population Estimates, Office for National Statistics;

General Register Office for Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

* 2001 census

# Standard Regions:

· South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire & Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire

· South West: Bristol (and former County of Avon), Cornwall & Isles of Scilly, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

· North East: Durham, Northumberland, Former County of Cleveland

· North West: Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Liverpool, Greater Manchester

· Eastern: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk

· East Midlands: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire

· West Midlands: Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Former County of West Midlands

· Yorkshire & The Humber: Yorkshire (except for former county of Cleveland), Former South Humberside (North East Lincolnshire & North Lincolnshire Unitary Authorities)

· London: City of London, and all London Boroughs

Article last edited on Monday 03rd August 2009 Printable Version

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