The prevalence of allergic rhinitis and eczema has risen worldwide during the last 4 decades.
Prevalence rates of current (lifetime) symptoms of chronic or recurrent rhinitis were:
- 5.1% (6.0%) for 1991
- 6.5% (8.0%) for 1998
- 8.0% (9.8%) for 2003
Respective values for rhinoconjunctivitis were 1.8% (2.1%), 2.7% (3.4%) and 3.6% (4.6%) and for eczema 2.5% (4.5%), 3.4% (6.3%) and 5.0% (9.5%).
References:
Increase in chronic or recurrent rhinitis, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema among schoolchildren in Greece: Three surveys during 1991–2003. Michael B. Anthracopoulos, George Antonogeorgos, Evangelos Liolios, Maria Triga, Eugenia Panagiotopoulou and Kostas N. Priftis. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.
Prevalence rates of current (lifetime) symptoms of chronic or recurrent rhinitis were:
- 5.1% (6.0%) for 1991
- 6.5% (8.0%) for 1998
- 8.0% (9.8%) for 2003
Respective values for rhinoconjunctivitis were 1.8% (2.1%), 2.7% (3.4%) and 3.6% (4.6%) and for eczema 2.5% (4.5%), 3.4% (6.3%) and 5.0% (9.5%).
References:
Increase in chronic or recurrent rhinitis, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema among schoolchildren in Greece: Three surveys during 1991–2003. Michael B. Anthracopoulos, George Antonogeorgos, Evangelos Liolios, Maria Triga, Eugenia Panagiotopoulou and Kostas N. Priftis. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.