Synonyms of incidence

incidence

noun

as in prevalence

the rate at which something happens

They found an increased incidence of crime in the city when social programs were cut.

Related Words

• prevalence
• occurrence
• frequency
• frequence
• chronicity
• appearance
• regularity
• continuousness
• constancy
• commonness
• frequentness

Dissimilar Words

• infrequency
• unusualness
• rareness
• uncommonness
• infrequence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of incidence

Health scores indicate how well a country keeps its people alive and well, like whether children are born and stay healthy, whether adults live long lives and if the incidence of preventable diseases is kept low. — Stephen Bagwell, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Any winter brings a respiratory infection outbreak and a higher incidence of coughs and colds. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 July 2026

Per recent numbers from the American Cancer Society, incidence of this kind of cancer has jumped 51% since 1994, a nearly 3% increase since 2011, for people ages 20 to 49 — even as overall rates are declining. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 7 July 2026

In 2023, the incidence was 456 per 100,000, though overall rates have been mostly stable since 2014. — Mikkael Sekeres, Washington Post, 6 July 2026

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