ESTIMATED WORLD POPULATION AFFECTED BY DISEASES OF THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM LISTED BY COUNTIES
COUNTRY
|
EPIDEMIOLOGY
| |
1
|
52.266.894
| |
2
|
47.527.569
| |
3
|
12.096.863
| |
4
|
9.480.459
| |
5
|
7.576.263
| |
6
|
6.942.485
| |
7
|
6.694.384
| |
8
|
5.944.221
| |
9
|
5.342.537
| |
10
|
4.762.493
| |
11
|
4.642.471
| |
12
|
3.753.619
| |
13
|
3.618.976
| |
14
|
3.470.548
| |
15
|
3.127.003
| |
16
|
3.099.460
| |
17
|
2.942.633
| |
18
|
2.843.888
| |
19
|
2.601.004
| |
20
|
2.520.861
| |
21
|
2.424.048
| |
22
|
2.380.846
| |
23
|
2.290.133
| |
24
|
2.014.461
| |
25
|
1.992.732
| |
26
|
TANZANIA
|
1.903.405
|
27
|
SOUTH KOREA
|
1.856.701
|
28
|
COLOMBIA
|
1.834.864
|
29
|
SPAIN
|
1.764.990
|
30
|
KENYA
|
1.707.974
|
31
|
UKRAINE
|
1.685.299
|
32
|
ARGENTINA
|
1.567.617
|
33
|
ALGERIA
|
1.497.336
|
34
|
UGANDA
|
1.456.673
|
35
|
SUDAN
|
1.453.653
|
36
|
POLAND
|
1.433.270
|
37
|
CANADA
|
1.332.177
|
38
|
IRAQ
|
1.303.829
|
39
|
MOROCCO
|
1.255.984
|
40
|
AFGHANISTAN
|
1.173.019
|
41
|
VENEZUELA
|
1.156.925
|
42
|
PERU
|
1.153.840
|
43
|
MALAYSIA
|
1.132.046
|
44
|
SAUDI ARABIA
|
1.101.354
|
45
|
UZBEKISTAN
|
1.099.685
|
46
|
NEPAL
|
1.054.528
|
47
|
MOZAMBIQUE
|
992.737
|
48
|
GHANA
|
991.582
|
49
|
NORTH KOREA
|
938.497
|
50
|
YEMEN
|
936.319
|
51
|
AUSTRALIA
|
886.131
|
52
|
MADAGASCAR
|
883.949
|
53
|
CAMEROON
|
855.699
|
54
|
ANGOLA
|
830.147
|
55
|
SYRIA
|
824.498
|
56
|
ROMANIA
|
811.506
|
57
|
SRI LANKA
|
804.217
|
58
|
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
|
780.179
|
59
|
NIGER
|
695.055
|
60
|
CHILE
|
666.483
|
61
|
BURKINA FASO
|
653.236
|
62
|
MALAWI
|
631.093
|
63
|
NETHERLANDS
|
630.092
|
64
|
KAZAKHSTAN
|
622.758
|
65
|
ECUADOR
|
599.346
|
66
|
GUATEMALA
|
594.739
|
67
|
MALI
|
591.309
|
68
|
CAMBODIA
|
577.810
|
69
|
ZAMBIA
|
563.288
|
70
|
ZIMBABWE
|
547.475
|
71
|
SENEGAL
|
545.556
|
72
|
CHAD
|
495.418
|
73
|
RWANDA
|
453.752
|
74
|
GUINEA
|
451.646
|
75
|
SOUTH SUDAN
|
440.202
|
76
|
CUBA
|
422.197
|
77
|
BELGIUM
|
417.916
|
78
|
GREECE
|
417.315
|
79
|
TUNISIA
|
416.884
|
80
|
BOLIVIA
|
406.787
|
81
|
SOMALIA
|
405.212
|
82
|
CZECH REPUBLIC
|
402.768
|
83
|
PORTUGAL
|
397.886
|
84
|
BENIN
|
397.482
|
85
|
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
|
394.836
|
86
|
BURUNDI
|
393.103
|
87
|
HAITI
|
392.303
|
88
|
HUNGARY
|
372.494
|
89
|
SWEDEN
|
361.172
|
90
|
AZERBAIJAN
|
356.808
|
91
|
SERBIA
|
355.064
|
92
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
|
354.211
|
93
|
BELARUS
|
349.035
|
94
|
AUSTRIA
|
319.741
|
95
|
TAJIKISTAN
|
315.336
|
96
|
HONDURAS
|
309.778
|
97
|
SWITZERLAND
|
305.921
|
98
|
ISRAEL
|
293.329
|
99
|
JORDAN
|
281.430
|
100
|
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
|
280354
|
101
|
HONG KONG
|
272.234
|
102
|
BULGARIA
|
268.800
|
103
|
TOGO
|
262.247
|
104
|
PARAGUAY
|
259.409
|
105
|
LAOS
|
258.529
|
106
|
ERITREA
|
245.107
|
107
|
EL SALVADOR
|
239.391
|
108
|
LIBYA
|
234.504
|
109
|
SIERRA LEONE
|
232.702
|
110
|
NICARAGUA
|
231.348
|
111
|
DENMARK
|
211.507
|
112
|
KYRGYZSTAN
|
210.938
|
113
|
SINGAPORE
|
206.891
|
114
|
SLOVAKIA
|
204.531
|
115
|
FINLAND
|
204.131
|
116
|
TURKMENISTAN
|
199.019
|
117
|
NORWAY
|
190.947
|
118
|
LEBANON
|
186.222
|
119
|
COSTA RICA
|
185.166
|
120
|
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP.
|
176.595
|
121
|
IRELAND
|
175.400
|
122
|
CONGO
|
170.947
|
123
|
NEW ZEALAND
|
170.676
|
124
|
STATE OF PALESTINE
|
166.365
|
125
|
LIBERIA
|
164.883
|
126
|
GEORGIA
|
162.107
|
127
|
CROATIA
|
160.202
|
128
|
MAURITANIA
|
149.417
|
129
|
OMAN
|
147.243
|
130
|
PANAMA
|
147.226
|
131
|
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
|
143.428
|
132
|
PUERTO RICO
|
138.135
|
133
|
KUWAIT
|
130.476
|
134
|
MOLDOVA
|
129.802
|
135
|
URUGUAY
|
128.201
|
136
|
ALBANIA
|
119.453
|
137
|
LITHUANIA
|
112811
|
138
|
ARMENIA
|
111.900
|
139
|
MONGOLIA
|
108.053
|
140
|
JAMAICA
|
104.956
|
141
|
NAMIBIA
|
88.050
|
142
|
QATAR
|
85.047
|
143
|
MACEDONIA
|
79.066
|
144
|
LESOTHO
|
78.657
|
145
|
SLOVENIA
|
77.835
|
146
|
LATVIA
|
76.542
|
147
|
BOTSWANA
|
76.447
|
148
|
GAMBIA
|
71.586
|
149
|
GUINEA-BISSAU
|
65.467
|
150
|
GABON
|
64.174
|
151
|
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
|
50.409
|
152
|
BAHRAIN
|
50.404
|
153
|
ESTONIA
|
48.141
|
154
|
SWAZILAND
|
47.539
|
155
|
MAURITIUS
|
46.843
|
156
|
CYPRUS
|
43.240
|
157
|
TIMOR-LESTE
|
43.216
|
158
|
FIJI
|
33.264
|
159
|
DJIBOUTI
|
33.237
|
160
|
RÉUNION
|
33.200
|
161
|
GUYANA
|
30.138
|
162
|
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
|
29.177
|
163
|
BHUTAN
|
28.708
|
164
|
COMOROS
|
28.216
|
165
|
MONTENEGRO
|
23.308
|
166
|
WESTERN SAHARA
|
21.962
|
167
|
MACAU
|
21.581
|
168
|
SOLOMON ISLANDS
|
21.482
|
169
|
SURINAME
|
20.397
|
170
|
LUXEMBOURG
|
20.129
|
171
|
CAPE VERDE
|
18.886
|
172
|
GUADELOUPE
|
17.551
|
173
|
MALTA
|
16.130
|
174
|
BRUNEI
|
15.870
|
175
|
MARTINIQUE
|
15.176
|
176
|
BAHAMAS
|
14.346
|
177
|
MALDIVES
|
13.184
|
178
|
BELIZE
|
12.741
|
179
|
ICELAND
|
12.493
|
180
|
BARBADOS
|
10.727
|
181
|
FRENCH POLYNESIA
|
10.494
|
182
|
NEW CALEDONIA
|
9.743
|
183
|
VANUATU
|
9.686
|
184
|
FRENCH GUIANA
|
9.580
|
185
|
MAYOTTE
|
8.553
|
186
|
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
|
7.421
|
187
|
SAMOA
|
7.194
|
188
|
SAINT LUCIA
|
6.885
|
189
|
GUAM
|
6.283
|
190
|
CHANNEL ISLANDS
|
6.104
|
191
|
CURAÇAO
|
6.069
|
192
|
S. VINCENT & GRENADINES
|
4.101
|
193
|
USA VIRGIN ISLANDS
|
4.005
|
194
|
GRENADA
|
3.986
|
195
|
TONGA
|
3.967
|
196
|
KIRIBATI
|
3.898
|
197
|
MICRONESIA
|
3.896
|
198
|
ARUBA
|
3.879
|
199
|
SEYCHELLES
|
3.499
|
200
|
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
|
3.409
|
201
|
ISLE OF MAN
|
3.243
|
202
|
ANDORRA
|
3.006
|
203
|
DOMINICA
|
2.713
|
204
|
BERMUDA
|
2.455
|
205
|
CAYMAN ISLANDS
|
2.221
|
206
|
GREENLAND
|
2.144
|
207
|
AMERICAN SAMOA
|
2.075
|
208
|
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
|
2.055
|
209
|
NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS
|
2.045
|
210
|
MARSHALL ISLANDS
|
1.979
|
211
|
FAEROE ISLANDS
|
1.855
|
212
|
S. MAARTEN (DUTCH PART)
|
1.728
|
213
|
MONACO
|
1.427
|
214
|
LIECHTENSTEIN
|
1.395
|
215
|
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
|
1.265
|
216
|
SAN MARINO
|
1.186
|
217
|
GIBRALTAR
|
1100
|
218
|
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
|
1.071
|
219
|
PALAU
|
791
|
220
|
COOK ISLANDS
|
777
|
221
|
CARIBBEAN NETHERLANDS
|
732
|
222
|
ANGUILLA
|
542
|
223
|
WALLIS & FUTUNA ISLANDS
|
495
|
224
|
NAURU
|
378
|
225
|
TUVALU
|
371
|
226
|
SAINT PIERRE & MIQUELON
|
227
|
227
|
MONTSERRAT
|
193
|
228
|
SAINT HELENA
|
155
|
229
|
FALKLAND ISLANDS
|
114
|
230
|
NIUE
|
49
|
231
|
TOKELAU
|
46
|
232
|
HOLY SEE
TOTAL 270.765.081
|
30
|
Referencias & Información:
1/ Schingale, Franz-Josef, "Lymphoedema, Lipoedema, Diagnosis and Therapy: A Guide for Those Affected," 2003, Hannover: Schlütersche GmbH & Co. KG.
2/ Macdonald, J., Geyer, M. (2010) Wounds and Lymphoedema Management. Geneva: WHO (World Health Organization).
3/ Földi M, Földi E, Strössenreuther RHK & Kubik S. Földi’s textbook of lymphology: for physicians and lymphedema therapists. München, Germany: Elsevier, Urban & Fischer Verlag, 2012.
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