Worldwide incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in the 21st century: a systematic r

SC Ng, HY Shi, N Hamidi, FE Underwood, W Tang, EI Benchimol, R Panaccione, S Ghosh, JCY Wu, FK L Chan, JJY Sung, and GG Kaplan. Lancet. 2017.

We performed a systematic review to assess the changing incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease around the world. At the turn of the 21st century, inflammatory bowel disease has become a global disease with accelerating incidence in newly industrialised countries.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32448-0