Only 0.1% of the population has the disease and it is 4 times more prevalent in males, especially smokers. It can affect children but it more common at onset at age 20 to 40.
The ratio of episodic vs. chronic cluster headache was 6.0. Our analysis revealed a relatively stable lifetime prevalence, which suggests that about one in 1000 people suffers from cluster headache, the prevalence being independent of the region of the population study.
I do not possess the clinical credentials, nor the data to support an answer to this question.
However, I have heard we are 1/1,000,000 per cap., and mostly male.
Cluster headache is a relatively uncommon primary headache disorder that is one of the trigeminal autonomic cephalgias. Its lifetime prevalence is estimated to be 124 per 100,000 persons with a one-year prevalence of 53 per million [1, 2]. Cluster headache is considered to be among the most severe forms of pain. It affects men more than women and mainly in adulthood
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