Table 2 Summarizes the prevalence of PKU in different populations
From: Phenylketonuria screening in Iranian newborns: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Regions | Countries | Incidence of PKUa |
|---|---|---|
Asian populations | Turkey, 1986 (53) | 1:  4500 |
Saudi Arabia, 2017 [8] | 1:  14245 | |
United Arab of Emirates, 2000 (54) | 1:  20050 | |
United Arab of Emirates, 2014 (55) | 1:  14544 | |
Iraq, 2015 (56) | 1.2:  10000 | |
Thailand 2009 and 2015 (13, 57) | < 1: 220,000 | |
Mexico, 2012 (58) | 1:161,748 | |
Japan, 2017 (59) | 1:143,000 | |
European populations | Ireland, 1978 (60) | 1 in 4500 |
Sweden, before and after 1990 [52] | 1:18,300 to 1:14,200 | |
Germany, 2002 and 2014 (61) | 1:10,339 | |
Greece, 2016 (62) | 1: 10000 | |
Bulgaria, 2016 (62) | 1: 18000 | |
Poland, 2016 (62) | 1: 7000 | |
Spain, 2016 (62) | 1: 7400 | |
Italy, 2016 (62) | 1: 11500 | |
South America | Brazil, 2014 (63) | 1:8690 |
North America | United States (Caucasians) (64) | 1 in 10,000 |
Canada, 1986 (65) | 1 in 22,000 |