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Table 4 Prevalence rates of G6PD deficiency in Iraq and some of the surrounding countries in Eastern Mediterranean Region

From: Prevalence and molecular characterization of Glucose-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase deficient variants among the Kurdish population of Northern Iraq

Country

Prevalence (%)

Ref

Iraq: Central (Baghdad)

6.1-12.3

[7–9]

Iraq: Southern (Basra)

15.3

[10]

Iraq: Northern (Kurds)

10.9

Current

Iran: Western (Kurds)

5.3

[15]

Jordan

3.6

[4]

Kuwait

5.5

[4]

Saudi Arabia

1-39.8

[25, 45, 46]

Syria

3.0

[4]

Turkey

0.5-20

[26]

Bahrain

18

[47]

Egypt

5.9

[48]

Lebanon

2.1

[4]

Oman

2-29

[49]

United Arab Emirates

11

[50]

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