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prevalence

proportion of the number of disease cases in a given population at a specific time
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prevalence

Summary

prevalence ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (450 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • prevalence is a type of statistic[2].
  • prevalence is a type of dimensionless quantity[3].
  • prevalence's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1193[4].
  • prevalence's different from is recorded as incidence[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include statistic[2] and dimensionless quantity[3].

Why It Matters

prevalence ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (450 views/month).[1] prevalence has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] prevalence is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_prevalence_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{prevalence}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/prevalence}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → statistic, dimensionless quantity
    Different from → incidence
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P2347]], mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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