Globally the incidence of acute pancreatitis is 5 to 35 cases per 100,000 people. The incidence of chronic pancreatitis is 4-8 per 100,000 with a prevalence of 26-42 cases per 100,000.[34] In 2013 pancreatitis resulted in 123,000 deaths up from 83,000 deaths in 1990.[5]