Table 1.

Summary of patients with thalassaemia distribution according to three main geographical regions and age group

Distribution of patients according to region
Region	Total no of patients (n)	Age group (year)
		0.6–4.9	5.0–9.9	10.0–14.9	15.0–19.9	20.0–24.9	25.0–29.9	30.0–34.9	35.0–39.9	40.0–44.9	45.0–49.9	50.0–54.9	55.0–59.9	60.0–64.9	65.0–69.9	70.0–74.9	75.0–79.9	80.0–84.9	85.0–89.9
Peninsular Malaysia*	5922	351	859	962	923	906	636	444	277	192	133	83	59	44	26	10	9	3	5
Sabah†	1839	167	379	397	330	246	138	80	41	17	13	11	1	6	10	2	1	0	0
Sarawak‡	223	17	34	35	33	42	16	21	9	2	6	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
Total	7984	535	1272	1394	1286	1194	790	545	327	211	152	98	61	51	36	13	11	3	5

*Peninsular Malaysia region includes all states and Federal Territories, except the states of Sabah, Sarawak and the Federal Territory Labuan.

†Sabah region: combining the state of Sabah and the Federal Territory Labuan.

‡Sarawak region: the state of Sarawak.