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==Demographics== ===National=== The British [[National Health Service]] estimates that 250,000 people in the United Kingdom have [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs/ | title = Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME) | date = 2017-10-20 | website = nhs.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-11-20}}</ref> This represents a prevalence of around 0.4% of the UK population. Doctor [[Luis Nacul]] and colleagues found prevalence in some regions of England to be around 0.2% using the 1994 [[Fukuda criteria]], and 0.11% using the stricter [[Canadian Consensus Criteria]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last =Nacul | first = Luis C. | last2 = Lacerda | first2=Eliana M. | last3 = Pheby | first3 = Derek | last4 = Campion | first4=Peter | last5 = Molokhia | first5 = Mariam | last6 = Fayyaz | first6 = Shagufta | last7 = Leite | first7 = Jose CDC | last8 = Poland | first8 = Fiona | last9 = Howe | first9 = Amanda | date = 2011-07-28 | title = Prevalence of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in three regions of England: a repeated cross-sectional study in primary care|url=https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-9-91|journal=BMC Medicine|volume=9|issue=1 | pages = 91|doi=10.1186/1741-7015-9-91|issn=1741-7015|pmc = 3170215|pmid=21794183}}</ref> In 2006, in the report "How much is M.E. costing the country?" it was estimated that the total economic burden to the UK of ME was £6.4 billion per year. This report was prepared by the Survey & Statistical Research Centre at the Sheffield Hallam University, unfortunately it is not available online.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forums.phoenixrising.me/threads/uk-general-election-template-letter-to-parliamentary-candidates.51315/ | title = UK General Election: Template letter to parliamentary candidates | website = Phoenix Rising ME/CFS Forums|language=en-US|access-date=2020-11-20}}</ref> In 2017, the report "Counting the Cost" estimated that the total cost to the UK economy of [[CFS/ME]] in 2014/15 was at least £3.3 billion. The report does however note that they weren't able to account for a number of different costs including "productivity losses among carers themselves, through reduced hours in employment, and costs associated with ‘presenteesim’ (productivity losses due to working while unwell)" so the true cost would be expected to be higher. This report was written by 2020Health and was funded by an educational grant from [[The Optimum Health Clinic]] Foundation.<ref>http://www.meassociation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020Health-Counting-the-Cost-Sept-2017.pdf</ref> ===Regional=== Estimated regional figures of people with ME/CFS: *1500 in Shropshire<ref>[http://shropshire-disability.net/shropshire-group/ Shropshire Disability - Shropshire ME Group]</ref> *7000 in Northern Ireland<ref>[http://www.meassociation.org.uk/2009/10/cross-party-pressure-for-a-new-northern-ireland-mecfs-service/ The ME Association – Cross-party pressure for a new Northern Ireland ME/CFS service]</ref>
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