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. 2015 Jul 28;9(7):e0003672. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003672

Table 2. 2013 WHO PCT data among the G20 nations and Nigeria. a .

Country Total Helminth Infections [9,11,13,15] a
European Union <0.1 million
United States 0
China 18.7 million
Japan 0
Germany 0
France 0
United Kingdom 0
Brazil 10.5 million
Italy 0
Russia 0
India 646.6 million
Canada 0
Australia 0
South Korea 0
Mexico 7.4 million
Indonesia 148.0 million
Turkey 0
Saudi Arabia 0
Argentina 0
Nigeria 234.0 million
South Africa 5.1 million
All G20 countries + Nigeria 1,070.3 million
Global 2134.9 million [10,12,14,15]
Percentage in G20 + Nigeria 50%

aThe total helminth infections was calculated by adding the number of school-aged children requiring treatment for soil-transmitted helminth infections and schistosomiasis, together with the total population requiring treatment for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis. All of these numbers were based on the 2013 WHO PCT database, together with newly released information on onchocerciasis from WHO.