more than 1 million Americans (CDC); 5 per 1000 in Caucasians (NIDDK); 1-in-200 to 1-in-300
| Country/Region | Extrapolated Prevalence | Population Estimated Used |
| Hemochromatosis in North America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| USA | 1,079,615 | 293,655,4051 |
| Canada | 119,514 WARNING! (Details) | 32,507,8742 |
| Mexico | 385,880 WARNING! (Details) | 104,959,5942 |
| Hemochromatosis in Central America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Belize | 1,003 WARNING! (Details) | 272,9452 |
| Guatemala | 52,502 WARNING! (Details) | 14,280,5962 |
| Nicaragua | 19,704 WARNING! (Details) | 5,359,7592 |
| Hemochromatosis in Caribbean (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Puerto Rico | 14,330 WARNING! (Details) | 3,897,9602 |
| Hemochromatosis in South America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Brazil | 676,842 WARNING! (Details) | 184,101,1092 |
| Chile | 58,176 WARNING! (Details) | 15,823,9572 |
| Colombia | 155,554 WARNING! (Details) | 42,310,7752 |
| Paraguay | 22,762 WARNING! (Details) | 6,191,3682 |
| Peru | 101,265 WARNING! (Details) | 27,544,3052 |
| Venezuela | 91,975 WARNING! (Details) | 25,017,3872 |
| Hemochromatosis in Northern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Denmark | 19,902 WARNING! (Details) | 5,413,3922 |
| Finland | 19,170 WARNING! (Details) | 5,214,5122 |
| Iceland | 1,080 WARNING! (Details) | 293,9662 |
| Sweden | 33,038 WARNING! (Details) | 8,986,4002 |
| Hemochromatosis in Western Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Britain (United Kingdom) | 221,583 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,708 for UK2 |
| Belgium | 38,045 WARNING! (Details) | 10,348,2762 |
| France | 222,147 WARNING! (Details) | 60,424,2132 |
| Ireland | 14,593 WARNING! (Details) | 3,969,5582 |
| Luxembourg | 1,701 WARNING! (Details) | 462,6902 |
| Monaco | 118 WARNING! (Details) | 32,2702 |
| Netherlands (Holland) | 59,993 WARNING! (Details) | 16,318,1992 |
| United Kingdom | 221,583 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,7082 |
| Wales | 10,727 WARNING! (Details) | 2,918,0002 |
| Hemochromatosis in Central Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Austria | 30,054 WARNING! (Details) | 8,174,7622 |
| Czech Republic | 4,581 WARNING! (Details) | 1,0246,1782 |
| Germany | 303,031 WARNING! (Details) | 82,424,6092 |
| Hungary | 36,883 WARNING! (Details) | 10,032,3752 |
| Liechtenstein | 122 WARNING! (Details) | 33,4362 |
| Poland | 142,008 WARNING! (Details) | 38,626,3492 |
| Slovakia | 19,939 WARNING! (Details) | 5,423,5672 |
| Slovenia | 7,395 WARNING! (Details) | 2,011,473 2 |
| Switzerland | 27,392 WARNING! (Details) | 7,450,8672 |
| Hemochromatosis in Eastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Belarus | 37,906 WARNING! (Details) | 10,310,5202 |
| Estonia | 4,932 WARNING! (Details) | 1,341,6642 |
| Latvia | 8,479 WARNING! (Details) | 2,306,3062 |
| Lithuania | 13,264 WARNING! (Details) | 3,607,8992 |
| Russia | 529,316 WARNING! (Details) | 143,974,0592 |
| Ukraine | 175,485 WARNING! (Details) | 47,732,0792 |
| Hemochromatosis in the Southwestern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Azerbaijan | 28,927 WARNING! (Details) | 7,868,3852 |
| Georgia | 17,256 WARNING! (Details) | 4,693,8922 |
| Portugal | 38,691 WARNING! (Details) | 10,524,1452 |
| Spain | 148,091 WARNING! (Details) | 40,280,7802 |
| Hemochromatosis in Southern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Greece | 39,145 WARNING! (Details) | 10,647,5292 |
| Italy | 213,446 WARNING! (Details) | 58,057,4772 |
| Hemochromatosis in the Southeastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Albania | 13,032 WARNING! (Details) | 3,544,8082 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,498 WARNING! (Details) | 407,6082 |
| Bulgaria | 27,639 WARNING! (Details) | 7,517,9732 |
| Croatia | 16,532 WARNING! (Details) | 4,496,8692 |
| Macedonia | 7,500 WARNING! (Details) | 2,040,0852 |
| Romania | 82,189 WARNING! (Details) | 22,355,5512 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 39,801 WARNING! (Details) | 10,825,9002 |
| Hemochromatosis in Northern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Mongolia | 10,115 WARNING! (Details) | 2,751,3142 |
| Hemochromatosis in Central Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Kazakhstan | 55,675 WARNING! (Details) | 15,143,7042 |
| Tajikistan | 25,777 WARNING! (Details) | 7,011,556 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 97,097 WARNING! (Details) | 26,410,4162 |
| Hemochromatosis in Eastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| China | 4,775,174 WARNING! (Details) | 1,298,847,6242 |
| Hong Kong s.a.r. | 25,202 WARNING! (Details) | 6,855,1252 |
| Japan | 468,136 WARNING! (Details) | 127,333,0022 |
| Macau s.a.r. | 1,637 WARNING! (Details) | 445,2862 |
| North Korea | 83,446 WARNING! (Details) | 22,697,5532 |
| South Korea | 177,329 WARNING! (Details) | 48,233,7602 |
| Taiwan | 83,639 WARNING! (Details) | 22,749,8382 |
| Hemochromatosis in Southwestern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Turkey | 253,286 WARNING! (Details) | 68,893,9182 |
| Hemochromatosis in Southern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Afghanistan | 104,829 WARNING! (Details) | 28,513,6772 |
| Bangladesh | 519,634 WARNING! (Details) | 141,340,4762 |
| Bhutan | 8,035 WARNING! (Details) | 2,185,5692 |
| India | 3,915,700 WARNING! (Details) | 1,065,070,6072 |
| Pakistan | 585,280 WARNING! (Details) | 159,196,3362 |
| Sri Lanka | 73,180 WARNING! (Details) | 19,905,1652 |
| Hemochromatosis in Southeastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| East Timor | 3,747 WARNING! (Details) | 1,019,2522 |
| Indonesia | 876,665 WARNING! (Details) | 238,452,9522 |
| Laos | 22,309 WARNING! (Details) | 6,068,1172 |
| Malaysia | 86,479 WARNING! (Details) | 23,522,4822 |
| Philippines | 317,065 WARNING! (Details) | 86,241,6972 |
| Singapore | 16,006 WARNING! (Details) | 4,353,8932 |
| Thailand | 238,476 WARNING! (Details) | 64,865,5232 |
| Vietnam | 303,907 WARNING! (Details) | 82,662,8002 |
| Hemochromatosis in the Middle East (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Gaza strip | 4,871 WARNING! (Details) | 1,324,9912 |
| Iran | 248,173 WARNING! (Details) | 67,503,2052 |
| Iraq | 93,289 WARNING! (Details) | 25,374,6912 |
| Israel | 22,790 WARNING! (Details) | 6,199,0082 |
| Jordan | 20,629 WARNING! (Details) | 5,611,2022 |
| Kuwait | 8,299 WARNING! (Details) | 2,257,5492 |
| Lebanon | 13,886 WARNING! (Details) | 3,777,2182 |
| Saudi Arabia | 94,838 WARNING! (Details) | 25,795,9382 |
| Syria | 66,238 WARNING! (Details) | 18,016,8742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9,279 WARNING! (Details) | 2,523,9152 |
| West Bank | 8,497 WARNING! (Details) | 2,311,2042 |
| Yemen | 73,620 WARNING! (Details) | 20,024,8672 |
| Hemochromatosis in Northern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Egypt | 279,843 WARNING! (Details) | 76,117,4212 |
| Libya | 20,704 WARNING! (Details) | 5,631,5852 |
| Sudan | 143,927 WARNING! (Details) | 39,148,1622 |
| Hemochromatosis in Western Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Congo Brazzaville | 11,022 WARNING! (Details) | 2,998,0402 |
| Ghana | 76,312 WARNING! (Details) | 20,757,0322 |
| Liberia | 12,465 WARNING! (Details) | 3,390,6352 |
| Niger | 41,766 WARNING! (Details) | 11,360,5382 |
| Nigeria | 65,258 WARNING! (Details) | 12,5750,3562 |
| Senegal | 39,897 WARNING! (Details) | 10,852,1472 |
| Sierra leone | 21,631 WARNING! (Details) | 5,883,8892 |
| Hemochromatosis in Central Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Central African Republic | 13,759 WARNING! (Details) | 3,742,4822 |
| Chad | 35,068 WARNING! (Details) | 9,538,5442 |
| Congo kinshasa | 214,400 WARNING! (Details) | 58,317,0302 |
| Rwanda | 30,289 WARNING! (Details) | 8,238,6732 |
| Hemochromatosis in Eastern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Ethiopia | 262,266 WARNING! (Details) | 71,336,5712 |
| Kenya | 121,257 WARNING! (Details) | 32,982,1092 |
| Somalia | 30,531 WARNING! (Details) | 8,304,6012 |
| Tanzania | 132,613 WARNING! (Details) | 36,070,7992 |
| Uganda | 97,023 WARNING! (Details) | 26,390,2582 |
| Hemochromatosis in Southern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Angola | 40,362 WARNING! (Details) | 10,978,5522 |
| Botswana | 6,026 WARNING! (Details) | 1,639,2312 |
| South Africa | 163,413 WARNING! (Details) | 44,448,4702 |
| Swaziland | 4,298 WARNING! (Details) | 1,169,2412 |
| Zambia | 40,535 WARNING! (Details) | 11,025,6902 |
| Zimbabwe | 13,499 WARNING! (Details) | 1,2671,8602 |
| Hemochromatosis in Oceania (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Australia | 73,210 WARNING! (Details) | 19,913,1442 |
| New Zealand | 14,683 WARNING! (Details) | 3,993,8172 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19,927 WARNING! (Details) | 5,420,2802 |
| Country/Region | Extrapolated Undiagnosed Prevalence | Population Estimated Used |
| Hemochromatosis in North America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| USA | 1,619,423 WARNING! (Details) | 293,655,4051 |
| Canada | 179,271 WARNING! (Details) | 32,507,8742 |
| Mexico | 578,821 WARNING! (Details) | 104,959,5942 |
| Hemochromatosis in Central America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Belize | 1,505 WARNING! (Details) | 272,9452 |
| Guatemala | 78,753 WARNING! (Details) | 14,280,5962 |
| Nicaragua | 29,557 WARNING! (Details) | 5,359,7592 |
| Hemochromatosis in Caribbean (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Puerto Rico | 21,496 WARNING! (Details) | 3,897,9602 |
| Hemochromatosis in South America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Brazil | 1,015,263 WARNING! (Details) | 184,101,1092 |
| Chile | 87,264 WARNING! (Details) | 15,823,9572 |
| Colombia | 233,331 WARNING! (Details) | 42,310,7752 |
| Paraguay | 34,143 WARNING! (Details) | 6,191,3682 |
| Peru | 151,898 WARNING! (Details) | 27,544,3052 |
| Venezuela | 137,963 WARNING! (Details) | 25,017,3872 |
| Hemochromatosis in Northern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Denmark | 29,853 WARNING! (Details) | 5,413,3922 |
| Finland | 28,756 WARNING! (Details) | 5,214,5122 |
| Iceland | 1,621 WARNING! (Details) | 293,9662 |
| Sweden | 49,557 WARNING! (Details) | 8,986,4002 |
| Hemochromatosis in Western Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Britain (United Kingdom) | 332,375 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,708 for UK2 |
| Belgium | 57,067 WARNING! (Details) | 10,348,2762 |
| France | 333,221 WARNING! (Details) | 60,424,2132 |
| Ireland | 21,890 WARNING! (Details) | 3,969,5582 |
| Luxembourg | 2,551 WARNING! (Details) | 462,6902 |
| Monaco | 177 WARNING! (Details) | 32,2702 |
| Netherlands (Holland) | 89,990 WARNING! (Details) | 16,318,1992 |
| United Kingdom | 332,375 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,7082 |
| Wales | 16,091 WARNING! (Details) | 2,918,0002 |
| Hemochromatosis in Central Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Austria | 45,081 WARNING! (Details) | 8,174,7622 |
| Czech Republic | 6,872 WARNING! (Details) | 1,0246,1782 |
| Germany | 454,547 WARNING! (Details) | 82,424,6092 |
| Hungary | 55,325 WARNING! (Details) | 10,032,3752 |
| Liechtenstein | 184 WARNING! (Details) | 33,4362 |
| Poland | 213,012 WARNING! (Details) | 38,626,3492 |
| Slovakia | 29,909 WARNING! (Details) | 5,423,5672 |
| Slovenia | 11,092 WARNING! (Details) | 2,011,473 2 |
| Switzerland | 41,089 WARNING! (Details) | 7,450,8672 |
| Hemochromatosis in Eastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Belarus | 56,859 WARNING! (Details) | 10,310,5202 |
| Estonia | 7,398 WARNING! (Details) | 1,341,6642 |
| Latvia | 12,718 WARNING! (Details) | 2,306,3062 |
| Lithuania | 19,896 WARNING! (Details) | 3,607,8992 |
| Russia | 793,974 WARNING! (Details) | 143,974,0592 |
| Ukraine | 263,228 WARNING! (Details) | 47,732,0792 |
| Hemochromatosis in the Southwestern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Azerbaijan | 43,391 WARNING! (Details) | 7,868,3852 |
| Portugal | 58,037 WARNING! (Details) | 10,524,1452 |
| Spain | 222,136 WARNING! (Details) | 40,280,7802 |
| Georgia | 25,885 WARNING! (Details) | 4,693,8922 |
| Hemochromatosis in the Southern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Italy | 320,169 WARNING! (Details) | 58,057,4772 |
| Greece | 58,717 WARNING! (Details) | 10,647,5292 |
| Hemochromatosis in the Southeastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Albania | 19,548 WARNING! (Details) | 3,544,8082 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,247 WARNING! (Details) | 407,6082 |
| Bulgaria | 41,459 WARNING! (Details) | 7,517,9732 |
| Croatia | 24,798 WARNING! (Details) | 4,496,8692 |
| Macedonia | 11,250 WARNING! (Details) | 2,040,0852 |
| Romania | 123,284 WARNING! (Details) | 22,355,5512 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 59,701 WARNING! (Details) | 10,825,9002 |
| Hemochromatosis in Northern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Mongolia | 15,172 | 2,751,3142 |
| Hemochromatosis in Central Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Kazakhstan | 83,513 WARNING! (Details) | 15,143,7042 |
| Tajikistan | 38,666 WARNING! (Details) | 7,011,556 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 145,645 WARNING! (Details) | 26,410,4162 |
| Hemochromatosis in Eastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| China | 7,162,762 WARNING! (Details) | 1,298,847,6242 |
| Hong Kong s.a.r. | 37,803 WARNING! (Details) | 6,855,1252 |
| Japan | 702,204 WARNING! (Details) | 127,333,0022 |
| Macau s.a.r. | 2,455 WARNING! (Details) | 445,2862 |
| North Korea | 125,170 WARNING! (Details) | 22,697,5532 |
| South Korea | 265,994 WARNING! (Details) | 48,233,7602 |
| Taiwan | 125,458 WARNING! (Details) | 22,749,8382 |
| Hemochromatosis in Southwestern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Turkey | 379,929 WARNING! (Details) | 68,893,9182 |
| Hemochromatosis in Southern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Afghanistan | 157,244 WARNING! (Details) | 28,513,6772 |
| Bangladesh | 779,451 WARNING! (Details) | 141,340,4762 |
| Bhutan | 12,052 WARNING! (Details) | 2,185,5692 |
| India | 5,873,551 WARNING! (Details) | 1,065,070,6072 |
| Pakistan | 877,920 WARNING! (Details) | 159,196,3362 |
| Sri Lanka | 109,771 WARNING! (Details) | 19,905,1652 |
| Hemochromatosis in Southeastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| East Timor | 5,620 WARNING! (Details) | 1,019,2522 |
| Indonesia | 1,314,997 WARNING! (Details) | 238,452,9522 |
| Laos | 33,463 WARNING! (Details) | 6,068,1172 |
| Malaysia | 129,719 WARNING! (Details) | 23,522,4822 |
| Philippines | 475,597 WARNING! (Details) | 86,241,6972 |
| Singapore | 24,010 WARNING! (Details) WARNING! (Details) | 4,353,8932 |
| Thailand | 357,714 WARNING! (Details) | 64,865,5232 |
| Vietnam | 455,861 WARNING! (Details) | 82,662,8002 |
| Hemochromatosis in the Middle East (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Gaza strip | 7,306 WARNING! (Details) | 1,324,9912 |
| Iran | 372,260 WARNING! (Details) | 67,503,2052 |
| Iraq | 139,933 WARNING! (Details) | 25,374,6912 |
| Israel | 34,185 WARNING! (Details) | 6,199,0082 |
| Jordan | 30,944 WARNING! (Details) | 5,611,2022 |
| Kuwait | 12,449 WARNING! (Details) | 2,257,5492 |
| Lebanon | 20,830 WARNING! (Details) | 3,777,2182 |
| Saudi Arabia | 142,257 WARNING! (Details) | 25,795,9382 |
| Syria | 99,357 WARNING! (Details) | 18,016,8742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13,918 WARNING! (Details) | 2,523,9152 |
| West Bank | 12,745 WARNING! (Details) | 2,311,2042 |
| Yemen | 110,431 WARNING! (Details) | 20,024,8672 |
| Hemochromatosis in Northern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Egypt | 419,765 WARNING! (Details) | 76,117,4212 |
| Libya | 31,056 WARNING! (Details) | 5,631,5852 |
| Sudan | 215,890 WARNING! (Details) | 39,148,1622 |
| Hemochromatosis in Western Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Congo Brazzaville | 16,533 WARNING! (Details) | 2,998,0402 |
| Ghana | 114,468 WARNING! (Details) | 20,757,0322 |
| Liberia | 18,698 WARNING! (Details) | 3,390,6352 |
| Niger | 62,650 WARNING! (Details) | 11,360,5382 |
| Nigeria | 97,887 WARNING! (Details) | 12,5750,3562 |
| Senegal | 59,846 WARNING! (Details) | 10,852,1472 |
| Sierra leone | 32,447 WARNING! (Details) | 5,883,8892 |
| Hemochromatosis in Central Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Central African Republic | 20,638 WARNING! (Details) | 3,742,4822 |
| Chad | 52,602 WARNING! (Details) | 9,538,5442 |
| Congo kinshasa | 321,601 WARNING! (Details) | 58,317,0302 |
| Rwanda | 45,433 WARNING! (Details) | 8,238,6732 |
| Hemochromatosis in Eastern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Ethiopia | 393,400 WARNING! (Details) | 71,336,5712 |
| Kenya | 181,886 WARNING! (Details) | 32,982,1092 |
| Somalia | 45,797 WARNING! (Details) | 8,304,6012 |
| Tanzania | 198,919 WARNING! (Details) | 36,070,7992 |
| Uganda | 145,534 WARNING! (Details) | 26,390,2582 |
| Hemochromatosis in Southern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Angola | 60,543 WARNING! (Details) | 10,978,5522 |
| Botswana | 9,039 WARNING! (Details) | 1,639,2312 |
| South Africa | 245,120 WARNING! (Details) | 44,448,4702 |
| Swaziland | 6,448 WARNING! (Details) | 1,169,2412 |
| Zambia | 60,803 WARNING! (Details) | 11,025,6902 |
| Zimbabwe | 20,249 WARNING! (Details) | 1,2671,8602 |
| Hemochromatosis in Oceania (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Australia | 109,815 WARNING! (Details) | 19,913,1442 |
| New Zealand | 22,024 WARNING! (Details) | 3,993,8172 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29,891 WARNING! (Details) | 5,420,2802 |
The word 'prevalence' of Hemochromatosis usually means the estimated population
of people who are managing Hemochromatosis at any given time (i.e. people with Hemochromatosis).
The term 'incidence' of Hemochromatosis means the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Hemochromatosis diagnosed each year (i.e. getting Hemochromatosis).
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.