Table 2.
Summarizes the prevalence of PKU in different populations
| Regions | Countries | Incidence of PKUa |
|---|---|---|
| Asian populations | Turkey, 1986 (53) | 1: 4500 |
| Saudi Arabia, 2017 [8] | 1: 14245 | |
| United Arab of Emirates, 2000 (54) | 1: 20050 | |
| United Arab of Emirates, 2014 (55) | 1: 14544 | |
| Iraq, 2015 (56) | 1.2: 10000 | |
| Thailand 2009 and 2015 (13, 57) | < 1: 220,000 | |
| Mexico, 2012 (58) | 1:161,748 | |
| Japan, 2017 (59) | 1:143,000 | |
| European populations | Ireland, 1978 (60) | 1 in 4500 |
| Sweden, before and after 1990 [52] | 1:18,300 to 1:14,200 | |
| Germany, 2002 and 2014 (61) | 1:10,339 | |
| Greece, 2016 (62) | 1: 10000 | |
| Bulgaria, 2016 (62) | 1: 18000 | |
| Poland, 2016 (62) | 1: 7000 | |
| Spain, 2016 (62) | 1: 7400 | |
| Italy, 2016 (62) | 1: 11500 | |
| South America | Brazil, 2014 (63) | 1:8690 |
| North America | United States (Caucasians) (64) | 1 in 10,000 |
| Canada, 1986 (65) | 1 in 22,000 |
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