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Statistics by Country for Keratoconus
Prevalance of Keratoconus:
1-in-2000 Americans
Prevalance Rate for Keratoconus:
approx 1 in 2,000 or 0.05% or 136,000 people in USA [about data]Extrapolation of Prevalence Rate of Keratoconus to Countries and Regions:
WARNING! EXTRAPOLATION ONLY! NOT BASED ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC DATA SOURCES. The following table attempts to extrapolate the above prevalence rate for Keratoconus to the populations of various countries and regions. These prevalence extrapolations for Keratoconus are only estimates, based on applying the prevalence rates from the US (or a similar country) to the population of other countries, and therefore may have very limited relevance to the actual prevalence of Keratoconus in any region:
| Country/Region | Extrapolated Prevalence | Population Estimated Used |
| Keratoconus in North America (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| USA | 146,827 | 293,655,4051 |
| Canada | 16,253 WARNING! (Details) | 32,507,8742 |
| Mexico | 52,479 WARNING! (Details) | 104,959,5942 |
| Keratoconus in Central America (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Belize | 136 WARNING! (Details) | 272,9452 |
| Guatemala | 7,140 WARNING! (Details) | 14,280,5962 |
| Nicaragua | 2,679 WARNING! (Details) | 5,359,7592 |
| Keratoconus in Caribbean (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 1,948 WARNING! (Details) | 3,897,9602 |
| Keratoconus in South America (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Brazil | 92,050 WARNING! (Details) | 184,101,1092 |
| Chile | 7,911 WARNING! (Details) | 15,823,9572 |
| Colombia | 21,155 WARNING! (Details) | 42,310,7752 |
| Paraguay | 3,095 WARNING! (Details) | 6,191,3682 |
| Peru | 13,772 WARNING! (Details) | 27,544,3052 |
| Venezuela | 12,508 WARNING! (Details) | 25,017,3872 |
| Keratoconus in Northern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Denmark | 2,706 WARNING! (Details) | 5,413,3922 |
| Finland | 2,607 WARNING! (Details) | 5,214,5122 |
| Iceland | 146 WARNING! (Details) | 293,9662 |
| Sweden | 4,493 WARNING! (Details) | 8,986,4002 |
| Keratoconus in Western Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Britain (United Kingdom) | 30,135 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,708 for UK2 |
| Belgium | 5,174 WARNING! (Details) | 10,348,2762 |
| France | 30,212 WARNING! (Details) | 60,424,2132 |
| Ireland | 1,984 WARNING! (Details) | 3,969,5582 |
| Luxembourg | 231 WARNING! (Details) | 462,6902 |
| Monaco | 16 WARNING! (Details) | 32,2702 |
| Netherlands (Holland) | 8,159 WARNING! (Details) | 16,318,1992 |
| United Kingdom | 30,135 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,7082 |
| Wales | 1,459 WARNING! (Details) | 2,918,0002 |
| Keratoconus in Central Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Austria | 4,087 WARNING! (Details) | 8,174,7622 |
| Czech Republic | 623 WARNING! (Details) | 1,0246,1782 |
| Germany | 41,212 WARNING! (Details) | 82,424,6092 |
| Hungary | 5,016 WARNING! (Details) | 10,032,3752 |
| Liechtenstein | 16 WARNING! (Details) | 33,4362 |
| Poland | 19,313 WARNING! (Details) | 38,626,3492 |
| Slovakia | 2,711 WARNING! (Details) | 5,423,5672 |
| Slovenia | 1,005 WARNING! (Details) | 2,011,473 2 |
| Switzerland | 3,725 WARNING! (Details) | 7,450,8672 |
| Keratoconus in Eastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Belarus | 5,155 WARNING! (Details) | 10,310,5202 |
| Estonia | 670 WARNING! (Details) | 1,341,6642 |
| Latvia | 1,153 WARNING! (Details) | 2,306,3062 |
| Lithuania | 1,803 WARNING! (Details) | 3,607,8992 |
| Russia | 71,987 WARNING! (Details) | 143,974,0592 |
| Ukraine | 23,866 WARNING! (Details) | 47,732,0792 |
| Keratoconus in the Southwestern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Azerbaijan | 3,934 WARNING! (Details) | 7,868,3852 |
| Georgia | 2,346 WARNING! (Details) | 4,693,8922 |
| Portugal | 5,262 WARNING! (Details) | 10,524,1452 |
| Spain | 20,140 WARNING! (Details) | 40,280,7802 |
| Keratoconus in Southern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Greece | 5,323 WARNING! (Details) | 10,647,5292 |
| Italy | 29,028 WARNING! (Details) | 58,057,4772 |
| Keratoconus in the Southeastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Albania | 1,772 WARNING! (Details) | 3,544,8082 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 203 WARNING! (Details) | 407,6082 |
| Bulgaria | 3,758 WARNING! (Details) | 7,517,9732 |
| Croatia | 2,248 WARNING! (Details) | 4,496,8692 |
| Macedonia | 1,020 WARNING! (Details) | 2,040,0852 |
| Romania | 11,177 WARNING! (Details) | 22,355,5512 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 5,412 WARNING! (Details) | 10,825,9002 |
| Keratoconus in Northern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Mongolia | 1,375 WARNING! (Details) | 2,751,3142 |
| Keratoconus in Central Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Kazakhstan | 7,571 WARNING! (Details) | 15,143,7042 |
| Tajikistan | 3,505 WARNING! (Details) | 7,011,556 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 13,205 WARNING! (Details) | 26,410,4162 |
| Keratoconus in Eastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| China | 649,423 WARNING! (Details) | 1,298,847,6242 |
| Hong Kong s.a.r. | 3,427 WARNING! (Details) | 6,855,1252 |
| Japan | 63,666 WARNING! (Details) | 127,333,0022 |
| Macau s.a.r. | 222 WARNING! (Details) | 445,2862 |
| North Korea | 11,348 WARNING! (Details) | 22,697,5532 |
| South Korea | 24,116 WARNING! (Details) | 48,233,7602 |
| Taiwan | 11,374 WARNING! (Details) | 22,749,8382 |
| Keratoconus in Southwestern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Turkey | 34,446 WARNING! (Details) | 68,893,9182 |
| Keratoconus in Southern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Afghanistan | 14,256 WARNING! (Details) | 28,513,6772 |
| Bangladesh | 70,670 WARNING! (Details) | 141,340,4762 |
| Bhutan | 1,092 WARNING! (Details) | 2,185,5692 |
| India | 532,535 WARNING! (Details) | 1,065,070,6072 |
| Pakistan | 79,598 WARNING! (Details) | 159,196,3362 |
| Sri Lanka | 9,952 WARNING! (Details) | 19,905,1652 |
| Keratoconus in Southeastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| East Timor | 509 WARNING! (Details) | 1,019,2522 |
| Indonesia | 119,226 WARNING! (Details) | 238,452,9522 |
| Laos | 3,034 WARNING! (Details) | 6,068,1172 |
| Malaysia | 11,761 WARNING! (Details) | 23,522,4822 |
| Philippines | 43,120 WARNING! (Details) | 86,241,6972 |
| Singapore | 2,176 WARNING! (Details) | 4,353,8932 |
| Thailand | 32,432 WARNING! (Details) | 64,865,5232 |
| Vietnam | 41,331 WARNING! (Details) | 82,662,8002 |
| Keratoconus in the Middle East (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Gaza strip | 662 WARNING! (Details) | 1,324,9912 |
| Iran | 33,751 WARNING! (Details) | 67,503,2052 |
| Iraq | 12,687 WARNING! (Details) | 25,374,6912 |
| Israel | 3,099 WARNING! (Details) | 6,199,0082 |
| Jordan | 2,805 WARNING! (Details) | 5,611,2022 |
| Kuwait | 1,128 WARNING! (Details) | 2,257,5492 |
| Lebanon | 1,888 WARNING! (Details) | 3,777,2182 |
| Saudi Arabia | 12,897 WARNING! (Details) | 25,795,9382 |
| Syria | 9,008 WARNING! (Details) | 18,016,8742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,261 WARNING! (Details) | 2,523,9152 |
| West Bank | 1,155 WARNING! (Details) | 2,311,2042 |
| Yemen | 10,012 WARNING! (Details) | 20,024,8672 |
| Keratoconus in Northern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Egypt | 38,058 WARNING! (Details) | 76,117,4212 |
| Libya | 2,815 WARNING! (Details) | 5,631,5852 |
| Sudan | 19,574 WARNING! (Details) | 39,148,1622 |
| Keratoconus in Western Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Congo Brazzaville | 1,499 WARNING! (Details) | 2,998,0402 |
| Ghana | 10,378 WARNING! (Details) | 20,757,0322 |
| Liberia | 1,695 WARNING! (Details) | 3,390,6352 |
| Niger | 5,680 WARNING! (Details) | 11,360,5382 |
| Nigeria | 8,875 WARNING! (Details) | 12,5750,3562 |
| Senegal | 5,426 WARNING! (Details) | 10,852,1472 |
| Sierra leone | 2,941 WARNING! (Details) | 5,883,8892 |
| Keratoconus in Central Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Central African Republic | 1,871 WARNING! (Details) | 3,742,4822 |
| Chad | 4,769 WARNING! (Details) | 9,538,5442 |
| Congo kinshasa | 29,158 WARNING! (Details) | 58,317,0302 |
| Rwanda | 4,119 WARNING! (Details) | 8,238,6732 |
| Keratoconus in Eastern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Ethiopia | 35,668 WARNING! (Details) | 71,336,5712 |
| Kenya | 16,491 WARNING! (Details) | 32,982,1092 |
| Somalia | 4,152 WARNING! (Details) | 8,304,6012 |
| Tanzania | 18,035 WARNING! (Details) | 36,070,7992 |
| Uganda | 13,195 WARNING! (Details) | 26,390,2582 |
| Keratoconus in Southern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Angola | 5,489 WARNING! (Details) | 10,978,5522 |
| Botswana | 819 WARNING! (Details) | 1,639,2312 |
| South Africa | 22,224 WARNING! (Details) | 44,448,4702 |
| Swaziland | 584 WARNING! (Details) | 1,169,2412 |
| Zambia | 5,512 WARNING! (Details) | 11,025,6902 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,835 WARNING! (Details) | 1,2671,8602 |
| Keratoconus in Oceania (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Australia | 9,956 WARNING! (Details) | 19,913,1442 |
| New Zealand | 1,996 WARNING! (Details) | 3,993,8172 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2,710 WARNING! (Details) | 5,420,2802 |
About extrapolations of prevalence and incidence statistics for Keratoconus:
WARNING! EXTRAPOLATED STATISTICS ONLY! Not based on data sources from individual countries. These statistics are calculated extrapolations of various prevalence or incidence rates against the populations of a particular country or region. The statistics used for prevalence/incidence of Keratoconus are typically based on US, UK, Canadian or Australian prevalence or incidence statistics, which are then extrapolated using only the population of the other country. This extrapolation calculation is automated and does not take into account any genetic, cultural, environmental, social, racial or other differences across the various countries and regions for which the extrapolated Keratoconus statistics below refer to. The extrapolation does not use data sources or statistics about any country other than its population. As such, these extrapolations may be highly inaccurate (especially for developing or third-world countries) and only give a general indication (or even a meaningless indication) as to the actual prevalence or incidence of Keratoconus in that region. These statistics are presented only in the hope that they may be interesting to some people.
About prevalence and incidence statistics in general for Keratoconus:
The word 'prevalence' of Keratoconus usually means the estimated population of people who are managing Keratoconus at any given time (i.e. people with Keratoconus). The term 'incidence' of Keratoconus means the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Keratoconus diagnosed each year (i.e. getting Keratoconus). 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.
Footnotes:
1. US Census Bureau, Population Estimates, 2004
2. US Census Bureau, International Data Base, 2004
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