According to a 2019 study conducted by the Department of Neurology, Seoul Hospital Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, there are approximately 268,673 people living with ALS worldwide.
According to the ALS Society of Canada, there are approximately 4,000 individuals living with ALS in Canada at any given time. Each year, roughly 1,000 individuals are newly diagnosed with ALS, and 1,000 individuals pass away from the disease.
According to the government of Mexico, there are approximately 6,000 individuals living with ALS in Mexico at any given time.