noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ great , high
▪
There is a greater ~ of cancer in the families of radiation workers.
▪ peak
▪ low
▪ growing , increased , increasing , rising
▪ decreased , reduced
▪ actual
▪ overall
▪ annual
▪ recorded ( esp. BrE ), reported
▪
the highest reported ~ of air pollution
VERB + INCIDENCE
▪ have , show
▪
The country had the lowest ~ of AIDS cases proportional to its population.
▪
The medical histories of our patients show a high ~ of past diseases.
▪ increase
▪ decrease , reduce
▪ find
▪
They found an increased ~ of childhood leukaemia in some areas.
▪ measure
▪ compare
▪
We compared the ~ of coronary heart disease and total mortality.
▪ analyse/analyze , assess , determine , examine , investigate
▪ explain
▪
The lack of vitamins may explain the higher ~ of heart disease.
INCIDENCE + VERB
▪ increase
▪ decrease , fall
INCIDENCE + NOUN
▪ rate
▪
an ~ rate of 4 or 5 per 10 000 of the population
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ among
▪
the ~ of cancer among people
▪ ~ in
▪
The study noted an increased ~ of heart disease in women.
PHRASES
▪ a decrease in the ~ of sth , an increase in the ~ of sth , a variation in the ~ of sth