Table 3.2.8 Incidence rates (per 100 000 population) for acute pancreatitis, as reported from various national and regional studies in the UK

Region	Study period	Study sources*	Incidence rate per 100 000 population	Authors and reference
*Study sources: HR, review of hospital records or admission data; Lab, pathology records; DR, deaths records.
Bristol	1950–69	HR, Lab, DR	5.4 in 1961–67	Trapnell JE and Duncan EH, 1975²⁸⁴
Bristol	1968–79	HR, Lab, DR	5.4–7.3 from 1968 to 79	Corfield AP et al, 1985²⁸⁵
Nottingham	1969–76	HR, Lab, DR	5.7	Bourke JB et al, 1979²⁸⁶
Four counties of SE England	1963–98	HR	4.9 in 1963–74 9.8 in 1987–98	Goldacre MJ and Roberts SE, 2004³⁰³
Wessex region, south of England	1994–95	HR, Lab	15.2	Toh SK et al, 2000²⁸⁸
England	1989/90–1999/2000	HR	14.5 in 1989–90 20.7 in 1999–2000	Tinto A et al, 2002³⁰⁴
Scotland	1961–85	HR, Lab	6.9 (men) in 1961 75.0 (men) in 1985 11.2 (women) in 1961 48.4 (women) in 1985	Wilson C and Imrie CW, 1990³⁰⁵
NE Scotland	1983–85	HR, Lab	24.2	Thomson SR et al, 1987²⁸⁷
Scotland	1984–95	HR	25.8 in 1985	McKay CJ et al, 1999³⁰⁶
			41.9 in 1995