Infographic: Rare Disease by the Numbers
How rare conditions and research spending on them compare with more common diseases.
Apr 30, 2018
NIH Funding in FY 2017
All Cancers Diagnosed in the U.S. 2009–2013
% of Americans Diagnosed
Defining Rare
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