Table 2.
Estimated median folate levels and standard deviations (on a log scale) in European countries.
| Country | EU member | Median (nmol/L) | Standard deviation (log scale) | Source of information (reference) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1998 | ||||
| Austria | Y | Y | 11.5 | 0.77 | (23) |
| Belgium | Y | Y | 13.8 | 0.41 | (24) |
| Denmark | Y | Y | 8.6 | 0.29 | (25) |
| Finland | Y | Y | 12.4 | 0.55 | (26) |
| France | Y | Y | 14.8 | 0.58 | (27) |
| Germany | Y | Y | 14.3 | 0.41 | (28) |
| Greece | Y | Y | 17.4 | 0.69 | (29) |
| Ireland | Y | Y | 16.2 | 0.53 | (30) |
| Italy | Y | Y | 10.4 | 0.45 | (31) |
| Luxembourg | Y | Y | Values from Switzerland used | ||
| Netherlands | Y | Y | 7.3 | 0.48 | (32, 33) |
| Portugal | Y | Y | 15.2 | 0.42 | (34) |
| Spain | Y | Y | 16.5 | 0.51 | (35) |
| Sweden | Y | Y | 15.0 | 0.40 | (36) |
| United Kingdom | Y | Y | 16.2 | 0.54 | (30) |
| Bulgaria | Y | N | Values from Poland used | ||
| Croatia | Y | N | 9.1 | (37) | |
| Cyprus | Y | N | Values from Greece used | ||
| Czech Republic | Y | N | 14.0 | 0.38 | (38) |
| Estonia | Y | N | 12.4 | 0.60 | (39) |
| Hungary | Y | N | 19.0 | 0.45 | (38) |
| Latvia | Y | N | Values from Poland used | ||
| Lithuania | Y | N | Values from Poland used | ||
| Malta | Y | N | Values from Greece used | ||
| Poland | Y | N | 14.3 | 0.52 | (40) |
| Romania | Y | N | Values from Poland used | ||
| Slovak Republic | Y | N | 16.0 | 0.35 | (41) |
| Slovenia | Y | N | Values from Poland used | ||
| Norway | N | N | 7.3 | 0.50 | (42) |
| Switzerland | N | N | 14.3 | 0.67 | (43) |
| Ukraine | N | N | [3.2] | Values estimated from prevalence of NTDs | |
| Estimated median in countries in EU in 1998 | 14.1 | Median weighted by numbers of births in each population. | |||
| Estimated median in countries in EU in 2019 | 14.1 | Median weighted by numbers of births in each population. | |||