Share of Medicare beneficiaries with inflammatory bowel disease in 2018, by gender
In 2018, the prevalence of both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis was slightly higher among female Medicare beneficiaries than male.
These diseases are the principle types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
This statistic shows the share of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in the United States with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in 2018, by gender.
