with a 6+
%
RARE DISEASE
currently living The share of the
Source: World Health Organization: Priority diseases and reasons for inclusion, 2019.
global population
6,000+
rare diseases
identified so far
The number of
Source: European Journal of Human Genetics: Estimating cumulative point prevalence of rare diseases: analysis of the Orphanet database. Sept. 2019.
different
rare diseases
72
%
GENETIC
which are The share of
Source: European Journal of Human Genetics: Estimating cumulative point prevalence of rare diseases: analysis of the Orphanet database. Sept. 2019.
Explain