Table 1. Prevalence of NAFLD in different regions.

NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Region	Estimated prevalence	Notes
North America	27%-34% [55]	N/A
South America	31% [11]	Brazil reported the highest NAFLD prevalence and Peru the lowest [56]
Europe	25% [11]	Varies by countries with a reported low prevalence rate of 8% in Romania to a reportedly high prevalence of 45% in Greece [57]
Asia	15%-20% [58]	These rates are higher in urban areas than those reported from rural areas indicating the highly increasing change of Asian lifestyle in urban areas [11]
Africa	13% [11]	Could be low due to a poor reporting system [59]
Middle East	32% [11]	N/A