Foodborne illness in the U.S.

Statistics report on foodborne illness in the U.S.

Foodborne illness in the U.S.

This report presents information on foodborne illness in the United States. It contains a short overview of public opinions and beliefs regarding foodborne illness and then provides figures on foodborne disease outbreaks, illnesses, causes, and sources.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Share of people concerned by food safety in the U.S. 2018-2019
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults that had heard of select food-borne pathogens as of 2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults perception of food poisoning risk among all people as of 2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adult's perceived prevalence of food poisoning due to home cooking methods 2019
  • Basic Statistic Opinions on food poisoning in the U.S. due to restaurants as of 2019
  • Premium Statistic Leading causes food recalls in the U.S. in 2019
  • Premium Statistic Cost of foodborne illness to restaurants in the U.S. 2018, by establishment type
  • Basic Statistic Cost of U.S. foodborne illness for leading foodborne pathogens in 2018

Outbreaks

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  • Premium Statistic Foodborne disease outbreaks per year in the U.S. 1998-2022
  • Premium Statistic Foodborne disease outbreaks by month in the U.S. 1998-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of U.S. foodborne disease outbreaks in 2017, by state

Illnesses

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  • Premium Statistic Number of U.S. foodborne illness cases in 2017, by etiology
  • Premium Statistic Number of U.S. foodborne illness hospitalizations in 2017, by etiology
  • Premium Statistic New cases of salmonellosis in the U.S. 1960-2019
  • Premium Statistic New cases of salmonellosis in the U.S. 1960-2019
  • Basic Statistic Rate of Salmonella among U.S. adults by state 2018
  • Premium Statistic Cryptosporidiosis cases in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017, by mode of transmission
  • Premium Statistic Cryptosporidiosis hospitalisations in the U.S., by mode of transmission
  • Basic Statistic Number of giardiasis cases in the U.S. from 2012 to 2017, by transmission mode
  • Basic Statistic Change in incidence of foodborne pathogens in the U.S. from 2017-19 to 2020

Illness sources

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  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. foodborne illness cases in 2017, by food category
  • Basic Statistic Number of U.S. foodborne illness cases in 2017, by food category
  • Basic Statistic Share of foodborne Salmonella illnesses in the U.S. in 2021, by food category
  • Basic Statistic Share of foodborne Campylobacter illnesses in the U.S. in 2018, by food category
  • Basic Statistic Share of foodborne Listeria illnesses in the U.S. in 2021, by food category
  • Basic Statistic Share of foodborne E. coli illnesses in the U.S. in 2021, by food category
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. foodborne illness cases attributed to certain locations in 2017
  • Premium Statistic Number of U.S. foodborne illness cases attributed to certain locations in 2017

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