noun · academic
prevalence
/ˈprɛvələns/PREV·a·lence
the proportion or how common something is within a particular population or context
Examples
“The prevalence of obesity has increased in many countries.”
“Studies report the prevalence of smartphone use among teenagers is very high.”
“Prevalence rates vary by region and age group.”
Band 8 sentence
“The study measured the prevalence of the condition across different age cohorts to identify at-risk groups.”
Collocations
- the prevalence of
- high/low prevalence
- prevalence rate
Word family
Common mistakes
the prevalence is high people→the prevalence among people / the prevalence in the population
prevalence of the disease are→prevalence of the disease is
Say it for a higher band
5rate→6incidence→7+prevalence
Synonyms
incidence
Easily confused
incidence
“The incidence of flu increased this month.”
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