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incidence

noun as in occurrence

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Firstly, the US president claimed that incidence has increased from around "one in 10,000…probably 18 years ago" to "one in 31" by 2025.

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The result: higher mortality and poorer outcomes, even when incidence is lower than among women.

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The country has the highest incidence of skin cancers in the world and it is estimated that two out of three Australians will have at least one cut out in their lifetime.

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Among a population of veterans who have a high incidence of mental and physical debilities, some get discouraged and drop out of the process.

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Its incidence in Zambia has dropped by two-thirds since 1996, when the U.S. began funding malaria control.

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