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Published in final edited form as: Clin Perinatol. 2016 Feb 28;43(2):341–354. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2016.01.010

Table 2:

Kernicterus is over seven fold more likely to occur in G6PD deficient newborns worldwide.

Summary of known kernicterus and G6PD deficiency rates in various countries
Country	Incidence of kernicterus (per 100,000)	% G6PD deficiency in infants with kernicterus	Expected % G6PD deficiency, based on general population	Fold over-representation of G6PD deficiency in infants with kernicterus	Ref
Canada	2.3 - 7.9	39 - 58	0 - 3	30 X	^7,75–77
Cuba	4.6	5	2 - 4	1.6 X	^78,79
Denmark	1.8 - 9	2	0 - 3	1 X	^7,80,81
Hong Kong	269	55	3 - 6	12 X	⁸²
Nigeria	800 - 1600	61 - 80	15	4.7 X	^83–86
Oman	346	70	18	3.9 X	⁸⁷
Singapore	N/A	43	2	22 X	⁸⁸
Turkey	N/A	18	13	1.4 X	⁸⁹
USA	1.5	20	1 - 7	5.6 X	^7,18,90
UK/Ireland	0.9	21	0 - 3	13 X	^7,91
Average				7.5 X