Review Article
Epidemiology of Neuromyelitis Optica in the World: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 4
Prevalence of Neuromyelitis optica globally (data gathered from query data of Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (
http://www.MSIF.org/)).
| Number | Country | Number of people with NMO | Prevalence of NMO (per 100,000) | Incidence of NMO (per 100,000) | Mean age of NMO onset |
| 1 | Albania | 25 | 1.3 | | | 2 | Australia | 18 | 0.08 | | 33 | 3 | Austria | 71 | 1 | | 45.7 | 4 | Bahrain | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | Belgium | 25 | 0.23 | | | 6 | Costa Rica | 18 | 0.4 | | | 7 | Cuba | 58 | 0.52 | 0.05 | | 8 | Cyprus | 10 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 33.1 | 9 | Denmark | 200 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 35.6 | 10 | Estonia | 105 | 7 | | | 11 | France | 325 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 31 | 12 | Germany | 1050 | 1.3 | | 39 | 13 | Ghana | 30 | 0.12 | | 30 | 14 | Hungary | 140 | 1.41 | | | 15 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1000 | 1.29 | | 32 | 16 | Iraq | 16 | 0.05 | 0.0015 | 32.5 | 17 | Ireland | 50 | 1 | | 35 | 18 | Japan | 3500 | 2.75 | | 37 | 19 | Kenya | 20 | 0.05 | | | 20 | Kuwait | 15 | 0.45 | | 29 | 21 | Libya | 5 | 0.08 | | | 22 | Malta | 1 | 0.23 | | 60 | 23 | Mexico | 1000 | 1 | 0.12 | 30 | 24 | Netherlands | 500 | 5 | | 35 | 25 | Nicaragua | 10 | 0.2 | 0.04 | | 26 | Norway | 80 | 2 | 0.2 | 35 | 27 | Paraguay | 122 | 5 | 0.8 | 30 | 28 | Republic of Korea | 420 | 0.85 | | 34 | 29 | Saudi Arabia | 20 | 0.07 | | 30 | 30 | Serbia | 45 | 0.47 | | 41.3 | 31 | Singapore | 144 | 2.66 | | 44 | 32 | South Africa | 400 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 33 | Taiwan | 400 | 1.72 | | | 34 | Thailand | 286 | 0.43 | | 37 | 35 | Tunisia | 10 | 0.09 | | | 36 | United Arab Emirates | 15 | 0.16 | | 35 | 37 | United Kingdom | 400 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 40.6 | 38 | Uruguay | 20 | 1 | | 30 |
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