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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2011; 17(45): 4971-4978
Published online Dec 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i45.4971

Table 3 Prevalence of celiac disease in the next 10 years¹

	Estimated celiacs today	Estimated celiac children today at 1%	Projected prevalence of CD in next 10 yr	Projected celiac children in next 10 yr
Albania	36 198	8539	38 223	9017
Algeria	337 697	88 787	380 330	99 996
Bosnia	45 903	6738	47 483	6970
Cyprus	7926	1544	9372	1826
Croatia	44 915	7087	44 682	7050
Egypt	817 135	259 837	999 311	317 766
France	640 578	118 947	676 627	125 641
Greece	107 228	15 316	108 598	15 512
Israel	71 124	19 893	83 943	23 479
Italy	581 262	78 702	578 536	78 333
Lebanon	39 719	10 329	44 342	11 531
Libya	61 736	20 485	76 534	25 396
Malta	4035	661	4200	688
Morocco	343 432	104 735	383 098	116 831
Syria	197 476	71 466	240 864	87 168
Slovenia	20 077	2735	20 091	2737
Spain	405 250	58 644	408 177	59 068
Tunisia	103 836	24 135	114 472	26 607
Turkey	718 928	175 459	818 050	199 650
Mediter	4 584 456	1 074 038	5 076 934	1 215 264

¹Population prevalence estimated at minimum rate of 1%. CD: Celiac disease.

Citation: Greco L, Timpone L, Abkari A, Abu-Zekry M, Attard T, Bouguerrà F, Cullufi P, Kansu A, Micetic-Turk D, Mišak Z, Roma E, Shamir R, Terzic S. Burden of celiac disease in the Mediterranean area. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(45): 4971-4978
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i45/4971.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i45.4971