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Approximately 50% of RA deaths (people who have rheumatoid arthritis) are linked with cardiovascular causes.

Infections may be responsible for 25% of deaths in people with rheumatoid arthritis.

According to one report, about 1-2% of the worldwide population is affected by rheumatoid arthritis. A separate statistic says .25% to 1% of the global population is affected.

98% of people worldwide do not have rheumatoid arthritis.

60% of people with inadequately treated rheumatoid arthritis are unable to work 10 years after onset.

40% of people with inadequately treated rheumatoid arthritis are still inadequately treated, but they are able to work 10 years after onset.

In 2018, a study found that about 45% of people who get early intervention with rheumatoid arthritis don't achieve remission within one year.

55% of people who receive early intervention with rheumatoid arthritis achieve remission within one year.

Less than 20% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis will achieve remission at all.

About 40% of people with rheumatoid arthritis also have signs and symptoms that don't involve joints.

Damage to joints occurs for 80% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the first year.

Approximately 90% of people with rheumatoid arthritis have taken methotrexate at some point.

75% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis responded to a survey that they are dissatisfied with their treatments.

In early stages of rheumatoid arthritis, only 40% of people have a positive RF test.

60%-80% of people with rheumatoid arthritis have positive rheumatoid factor (RF) test results in the course of the illness.

About 75% of people with rheumatoid arthritis test positive anti-citrullinated protein (CCP) antibodies.

25% of people with rheumatoid arthritis test negative for CCP antibodies.

Even though 90% of respondents to a survey conducted by the American College of Rheumatology reported having health insurance, 60% of those same respondents reported difficulty affording their medications or treatments in the past year.

50% of survey respondents reported that their medical insurance required the patient to go through a step process in which they are forced to try and fail treatments before others are approved.

100% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis have pain from inflammation.

100% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis are people.