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1 per 380,000 people are affected by Lesch-Nyhan syndrome worldwide, Genetics Home Reference website
approx 1 in 380,000 or 0.00% or 715 people in USA [about data]
WARNING! EXTRAPOLATION ONLY! NOT BASED ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC DATA SOURCES. The following table attempts to extrapolate the above prevalence rate for Lesch-Nyhan syndrome to the populations of various countries and regions. These prevalence extrapolations for Lesch-Nyhan syndrome 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 Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in any region:
| Country/Region | Extrapolated Prevalence | Population Estimated Used |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in North America (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| USA | 772 | 293,655,4051 |
| Canada | 85 WARNING! (Details) | 32,507,8742 |
| Mexico | 276 WARNING! (Details) | 104,959,5942 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Central America (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Belize | 0 WARNING! (Details) | 272,9452 |
| Guatemala | 37 WARNING! (Details) | 14,280,5962 |
| Nicaragua | 14 WARNING! (Details) | 5,359,7592 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Caribbean (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 10 WARNING! (Details) | 3,897,9602 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in South America (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Brazil | 484 WARNING! (Details) | 184,101,1092 |
| Chile | 41 WARNING! (Details) | 15,823,9572 |
| Colombia | 111 WARNING! (Details) | 42,310,7752 |
| Paraguay | 16 WARNING! (Details) | 6,191,3682 |
| Peru | 72 WARNING! (Details) | 27,544,3052 |
| Venezuela | 65 WARNING! (Details) | 25,017,3872 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Northern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Denmark | 14 WARNING! (Details) | 5,413,3922 |
| Finland | 13 WARNING! (Details) | 5,214,5122 |
| Iceland | 0 WARNING! (Details) | 293,9662 |
| Sweden | 23 WARNING! (Details) | 8,986,4002 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Western Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Britain (United Kingdom) | 158 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,708 for UK2 |
| Belgium | 27 WARNING! (Details) | 10,348,2762 |
| France | 159 WARNING! (Details) | 60,424,2132 |
| Ireland | 10 WARNING! (Details) | 3,969,5582 |
| Luxembourg | 1 WARNING! (Details) | 462,6902 |
| Monaco | 0 WARNING! (Details) | 32,2702 |
| Netherlands (Holland) | 42 WARNING! (Details) | 16,318,1992 |
| United Kingdom | 158 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,7082 |
| Wales | 7 WARNING! (Details) | 2,918,0002 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Central Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Austria | 21 WARNING! (Details) | 8,174,7622 |
| Czech Republic | 3 WARNING! (Details) | 1,0246,1782 |
| Germany | 216 WARNING! (Details) | 82,424,6092 |
| Hungary | 26 WARNING! (Details) | 10,032,3752 |
| Liechtenstein | 0 WARNING! (Details) | 33,4362 |
| Poland | 101 WARNING! (Details) | 38,626,3492 |
| Slovakia | 14 WARNING! (Details) | 5,423,5672 |
| Slovenia | 5 WARNING! (Details) | 2,011,473 2 |
| Switzerland | 19 WARNING! (Details) | 7,450,8672 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Eastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Belarus | 27 WARNING! (Details) | 10,310,5202 |
| Estonia | 3 WARNING! (Details) | 1,341,6642 |
| Latvia | 6 WARNING! (Details) | 2,306,3062 |
| Lithuania | 9 WARNING! (Details) | 3,607,8992 |
| Russia | 378 WARNING! (Details) | 143,974,0592 |
| Ukraine | 125 WARNING! (Details) | 47,732,0792 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in the Southwestern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Azerbaijan | 20 WARNING! (Details) | 7,868,3852 |
| Georgia | 12 WARNING! (Details) | 4,693,8922 |
| Portugal | 27 WARNING! (Details) | 10,524,1452 |
| Spain | 106 WARNING! (Details) | 40,280,7802 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Southern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Greece | 28 WARNING! (Details) | 10,647,5292 |
| Italy | 152 WARNING! (Details) | 58,057,4772 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in the Southeastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Albania | 9 WARNING! (Details) | 3,544,8082 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 WARNING! (Details) | 407,6082 |
| Bulgaria | 19 WARNING! (Details) | 7,517,9732 |
| Croatia | 11 WARNING! (Details) | 4,496,8692 |
| Macedonia | 5 WARNING! (Details) | 2,040,0852 |
| Romania | 58 WARNING! (Details) | 22,355,5512 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 28 WARNING! (Details) | 10,825,9002 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Northern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Mongolia | 7 WARNING! (Details) | 2,751,3142 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Central Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Kazakhstan | 39 WARNING! (Details) | 15,143,7042 |
| Tajikistan | 18 WARNING! (Details) | 7,011,556 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 69 WARNING! (Details) | 26,410,4162 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Eastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| China | 3,418 WARNING! (Details) | 1,298,847,6242 |
| Hong Kong s.a.r. | 18 WARNING! (Details) | 6,855,1252 |
| Japan | 335 WARNING! (Details) | 127,333,0022 |
| Macau s.a.r. | 1 WARNING! (Details) | 445,2862 |
| North Korea | 59 WARNING! (Details) | 22,697,5532 |
| South Korea | 126 WARNING! (Details) | 48,233,7602 |
| Taiwan | 59 WARNING! (Details) | 22,749,8382 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Southwestern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Turkey | 181 WARNING! (Details) | 68,893,9182 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Southern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Afghanistan | 75 WARNING! (Details) | 28,513,6772 |
| Bangladesh | 371 WARNING! (Details) | 141,340,4762 |
| Bhutan | 5 WARNING! (Details) | 2,185,5692 |
| India | 2,802 WARNING! (Details) | 1,065,070,6072 |
| Pakistan | 418 WARNING! (Details) | 159,196,3362 |
| Sri Lanka | 52 WARNING! (Details) | 19,905,1652 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Southeastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| East Timor | 2 WARNING! (Details) | 1,019,2522 |
| Indonesia | 627 WARNING! (Details) | 238,452,9522 |
| Laos | 15 WARNING! (Details) | 6,068,1172 |
| Malaysia | 61 WARNING! (Details) | 23,522,4822 |
| Philippines | 226 WARNING! (Details) | 86,241,6972 |
| Singapore | 11 WARNING! (Details) | 4,353,8932 |
| Thailand | 170 WARNING! (Details) | 64,865,5232 |
| Vietnam | 217 WARNING! (Details) | 82,662,8002 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in the Middle East (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Gaza strip | 3 WARNING! (Details) | 1,324,9912 |
| Iran | 177 WARNING! (Details) | 67,503,2052 |
| Iraq | 66 WARNING! (Details) | 25,374,6912 |
| Israel | 16 WARNING! (Details) | 6,199,0082 |
| Jordan | 14 WARNING! (Details) | 5,611,2022 |
| Kuwait | 5 WARNING! (Details) | 2,257,5492 |
| Lebanon | 9 WARNING! (Details) | 3,777,2182 |
| Saudi Arabia | 67 WARNING! (Details) | 25,795,9382 |
| Syria | 47 WARNING! (Details) | 18,016,8742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 WARNING! (Details) | 2,523,9152 |
| West Bank | 6 WARNING! (Details) | 2,311,2042 |
| Yemen | 52 WARNING! (Details) | 20,024,8672 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Northern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Egypt | 200 WARNING! (Details) | 76,117,4212 |
| Libya | 14 WARNING! (Details) | 5,631,5852 |
| Sudan | 103 WARNING! (Details) | 39,148,1622 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Western Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Congo Brazzaville | 7 WARNING! (Details) | 2,998,0402 |
| Ghana | 54 WARNING! (Details) | 20,757,0322 |
| Liberia | 8 WARNING! (Details) | 3,390,6352 |
| Niger | 29 WARNING! (Details) | 11,360,5382 |
| Nigeria | 46 WARNING! (Details) | 12,5750,3562 |
| Senegal | 28 WARNING! (Details) | 10,852,1472 |
| Sierra leone | 15 WARNING! (Details) | 5,883,8892 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Central Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Central African Republic | 9 WARNING! (Details) | 3,742,4822 |
| Chad | 25 WARNING! (Details) | 9,538,5442 |
| Congo kinshasa | 153 WARNING! (Details) | 58,317,0302 |
| Rwanda | 21 WARNING! (Details) | 8,238,6732 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Eastern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Ethiopia | 187 WARNING! (Details) | 71,336,5712 |
| Kenya | 86 WARNING! (Details) | 32,982,1092 |
| Somalia | 21 WARNING! (Details) | 8,304,6012 |
| Tanzania | 94 WARNING! (Details) | 36,070,7992 |
| Uganda | 69 WARNING! (Details) | 26,390,2582 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Southern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Angola | 28 WARNING! (Details) | 10,978,5522 |
| Botswana | 4 WARNING! (Details) | 1,639,2312 |
| South Africa | 116 WARNING! (Details) | 44,448,4702 |
| Swaziland | 3 WARNING! (Details) | 1,169,2412 |
| Zambia | 29 WARNING! (Details) | 11,025,6902 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 WARNING! (Details) | 1,2671,8602 |
| Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in Oceania (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Australia | 52 WARNING! (Details) | 19,913,1442 |
| New Zealand | 10 WARNING! (Details) | 3,993,8172 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 WARNING! (Details) | 5,420,2802 |
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 Lesch-Nyhan syndrome 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 Lesch-Nyhan syndrome 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 Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in that region. These statistics are presented only in the hope that they may be interesting to some people.
The word 'prevalence' of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome usually means the estimated population of people who are managing Lesch-Nyhan syndrome at any given time (i.e. people with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome). The term 'incidence' of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome means the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome diagnosed each year (i.e. getting Lesch-Nyhan syndrome). 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.
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