Statistics and Celebrities that have MS

Statistics

The total number of people worldwide with Multiple Sclerosis is 2,500,000. The total number of people in the United States with Multiple Sclerosis is approximately between 250,000 to 350,000. Approximately 200 new cases are diagnosed each week. Whites are more than twice as likely as other races to develop MS. Most people experience their first symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis between the ages of 20 and 40. The average age of someone that is diagnosed with MS is 37. The average lifetime treatment cost is 1.2 million dollars. The amount of people in the US above the 37th parallel line is 125 of 100,000. The amount of people in the US below the 37th parallel line is 65 of 100,000. The  ratio of multiple sclerosis of women to men is 1/7. The top five countries with the most deaths because of Multiple Sclerosis are the United States, Germany, Poland, Canada, and Brazil. The United States has the most out of the top five with 2,844.

Celebrities with Multiple Sclerosis

There are multiple celebrities that have been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Some well known celebrities that've been diagnosed with it are Jack Osborne, Montel Williams, and Clay Walker. Some other celebrities are Ann Romney, Michaele Salahi, and Richard Cohen.