Inflammatory Bowel Disease Incidence and Prevalence in Jiangsu Province, China, 2020-2022

From 2020 to 2022, this dataset contains epidemiological estimates for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Jiangsu Province, China. It includes 26,446 identified IBD cases and provides incidence and prevalence rates per 100,000 population. The data was authored by Haiyang Jiang and published on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in IBD incidence based on the 2020-2022 study period
• Compare prevalence rates of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis based on the reported case breakdown
• Model healthcare resource allocation based on the reported prevalence of 31.21 per 100,000 population
• Study gender distribution in IBD based on the described comparable incidence rates between males and females

Strengths

• Includes 26,446 identified IBD cases, providing a substantial sample size
• Reports specific, calculated rates such as a 2022 incidence of 14.23 per 100,000 and a 2022 prevalence of 31.21 per 100,000
• Covers a defined three-year time period from 2020 to 2022

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is limited to a single Chinese province, which may not be nationally representative

Provenance

Source

Jiangsu IBD Big Data Center based on National Healthcare Big Data (East) Center

Collection Method

Population-based study using healthcare big data to identify cases

Time Range

2020-2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 06:50:42; freshness should be verified

Geography

Jiangsu Province, China