incidence
Collocations
21(noun.)
ADJ
great, high
Hospitals in poor areas report a high incidence of untreated infections among their patients.
low | increased/increasing, rising | actual | overall | annual
recorded
The recorded incidence of food allergies among children has increased significantly in recent years.
VERB + INCIDENCE
have, show
Researchers found that urban areas show a higher incidence of respiratory problems than rural communities.
increase, raise | reduce
find
Researchers found a higher incidence of asthma in cities with heavy air pollution.
measure
compare
Researchers compared the incidence of flu cases between vaccinated and unvaccinated populations.
analyse, consider, investigate
explain
Regular exercise can explain the lower incidence of obesity in that community.
INCIDENCE + VERB
increase | decrease, fall
INCIDENCE + NOUN
rate
The disease had a high incidence rate in developing countries during the 1990s.
PREP
~ among
Heart disease has a high incidence among men over fifty in developed countries.
~ in
Cancer incidence in younger people has risen significantly over the past decade.
PHRASES
a decrease/an increase/a variation in the incidence of sth