CATEGORY	Diseases of Veins
SYSTEM	Circulatory system, Digestive system
ORGAN	Rectum, Anus
ALTERNATE NAMES /COMMON NAMES	Hemorrhoids
NAMES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES	Bavasir in Hindi Emorroidi in Italian Zhuang in Chinese Mulavyadha in Marathi and Kannada Almorranas in Spanish
ICD 10 CLASSIFICATION	I 84
WORLD STATISTICS	Approximately 1 in 26 persons or 3.82% of population or 10.4 million people in US suffer from hemorrhoids Worldwide prevalence of hemorrhoids is estimated to be around 4.4% in the general population Whites are known to be affected more than blacks Patients with higher socio-economic report higher incidence of hemorrhoids than those with lower socio-economic status Pregnancy significantly predisposes women to symptomatic hemorrhoids because of the pressure of the growing baby on abdomen Prevalence of hemorrhoids increases with age with peak incidence in 45 to 65 years age group
INDIAN STATISTICS	Reliable statistical data not available
MOST PREVALENT IN	Worldwide distribution