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Crohn's disease - facts and figures
Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect any part of the digestive system, but most commonly affects the ileum and colon.
- The majority of people who suffer from Crohn’s disease are aged between 16 and 40 years.
- About 20% of sufferers have a close relative that also suffers from inflammatory bowel disease (either Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis).
- Crohn’s disease is more common in Northern European countries, particularly Scandinavia.
- It affects men and women equally.
- Between 2–7 in every 100,000 people suffer from Crohn’s disease.
- About 2 million people in the US suffer from inflammatory bowel disease
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