Table 2. Incidence of cardiomyopathy in the five regions in Africa (Northern, Southern, Central, Eastern and Western).
| Country | Adult incidence (%) | PAED incidence (%) |
|---|---|---|
| DCM: 52 studies† | Range (0.2–76.0%) | Range (3.21–20.8) |
| 21 studies in Western Africa++ | 0.56–32.6 | 4.89–20.8 |
| 14 studies in Eastern Africa^ | 1.3–41.0 | 3.21–15.3 |
| 5 studies in Central Africa# | 7.0–47.6 | 15.82 |
| 8 studies in Southern Africa@ | 0.2–35.3 | Unknown |
| 4 studies in Northern Africa* | 13.0–76.0 | – |
| HCM: 24 studies† | Range (0.08–49.9) | Range (0.4–4.0) |
| 9 studies in Western Africa++ | 1.2–2.0 | 4 |
| 8 studies in Eastern Africa^ | 0.08–4.3 | 0.4–3.4 |
| 4 studies in Central Africa# | 0.5–45.0 | – |
| 2 studies in Northern Africa* | 13.0–24.0 | – |
| 1 study in Southern Africa@ | 49.9 | – |
| RCM: 8 studies† | Range (0.08–27.7%) | |
| 4 studies in Eastern Africa^ | 0.8–27.7 | – |
| 2 studies in Western Africa++ | 0.24 | 4 |
| 1 study in Central Africa# | 0.8 | – |
| 1 study in Northern Africa* | 2.5 | – |
| LVNC: 5 studies† | Range (0.5–6.9%) | |
| 3 studies in Northern Africa* | 0.5–5.6 | – |
| 1 study in Eastern Africa^ | – | 1.2 |
| 1 study in Southern Africa@ | 6.9 | – |
| ACM:3 studies† | Range (0.3–5.6%) | |
| 1 study in Eastern Africa^ | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 1 study in Western Africa++ | 0.4 | – |
| 1 study in Northern Africa* | 5.6 | – |
*, Northern Africa (7 countries): the northernmost part of the continent are Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara; #, Central Africa Central or Middle African countries (9 countries): Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Republic—Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and São Tomé & Princip; @, Southern Africa countries (5 countries): Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland; ^, East Africa (19 countries): Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Somaliland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe; ++, Western Africa (17 countries): Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. †, Studies found in Table S2.