What is Peptic ulcer?
A '''peptic ulcer''' is an [[ulcer]] of the [[stomach]] or [[duodenum]]. The duodenum is the first part of the small intestines. It is the tube that food goes through when it leaves the stomach. ''Peptic'' means talking about the stomach. [[Gastric ulcer]]s are peptic ulcers in the stomach. [[Duodenal ulcer]]s are peptic ulcers in the duodenum. == Global statistics == [[File:Peptic ulcer disease world map-Deaths per million persons-WHO2012.svg|thumb|upright=1.3|Deaths from peptic ulcer disease per million persons in 2012 {{Div col|small=yes|colwidth=10em}}{{legend|#ffff20|0-7}}{{legend|#ffe820|8-11}}{{legend|#ffd820|12-16}}{{legend|#ffc020|17-19}}{{legend|#ffa020|20-25}}{{legend|#ff9a20|26-32}}{{legend|#f08015|33-40}}{{legend|#e06815|41-53}}{{legend|#d85010|54-72}}{{legend|#d02010|73-132}}{{div col end}}]] [[File:peptic ulcer disease world map - DALY - WHO2004.svg|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Disability-adjusted life year]] for peptic ulcer disease per 100,000&nbsp;inhabitants in 2004<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-11-11|title=WHO {{!}} Disease and injury country estimates|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091111101009/http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/estimates_country/en/index.html|access-date=2024-05-22|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>.{{Div col|small=yes|colwidth=10em}} {{legend|#b3b3b3|no data}} {{legend|#ffff65|less than 20}} {{legend|#fff200|20–40}} {{legend|#ffdc00|40–60}} {{legend|#ffc600|60–80}} {{legend|#ffb000|80–100}} {{legend|#ff9a00|100–120}} {{legend|#ff8400|120–140}} {{legend|#ff6e00|140–160}} {{legend|#ff5800|160–180}} {{legend|#ff4200|180–200}} {{legend|#ff2c00|200–220}} {{legend|#cb0000|more than 220}} {{div col end}}]] The lifetime risk for developing a peptic ulcer is approximately 5% to 10%.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=October 2008|title=|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7165909|journal=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=August 2017|title=|url=https://doi.org/10.1016%2FS0140-6736%2816%2932404-7|journal=}}</ref> Men and women are equally as likely to have them. The amount o