How many people die from arthritis?

Answer 1

Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder in the world. In western countries, evidence of this disease is present in the majority of persons by the time they are 65 years old and in about 80 percent of persons more than 75 old.

Answer 2

old and young people suffer from Arthritis because they both tend to move their joints alot and the cartilage tends to rub away and the bones then rub together and then you get alot of inflamation around the affected area. Its best for you to get diagnosed before it becomes worse so if u have an inflamed area better get it checked out because it will get worse.

Answer 3

Arthritis is not a terminal disease so no one dies from it. However arthritis can cause other conditions in the body that can kill you. as well as that the medications used to control the disease can also cause deadly complications.

Answer 4

Nearly every person on earth will be affected by some sort of arthritis during their life time from young people to older people. the older you get the more likely you are to develop it.

Answer 5

Nearly one in five Australians, that's 3.85 million people, has arthritis (2009 Arthritis Australia)

Answer 6

There are over a hundred forms of arthritis to chose from. however more then 44 million Americans suffer from some sort of arthritis.