Epidemiology: United States statistics
Sex
Mortality/Morbidity
Race
Age-related demographics
Acalculous cholecystitis has a slight male predominance, unlike calculous cholecystitis, which has a female predominance.
Acalculous cholecystitis comprises approximately 5-10% of all cases of acute cholecystitis.
It can occur in all races.
The mortality and morbidity rates associated with acalculous cholecystitis can be high; the illness is frequently observed in patients with sepsis or other serious conditions. The reported mortality range is 10-50% for acalculous cholecystitis as compared to 1% for calculous cholecystitis.
The condition can occur in persons of any age, although a higher frequency is reported in persons in their fourth and eighth decades of life.
