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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. Mar 5, 2025; 16(1): 97918
Published online Mar 5, 2025. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v16.i1.97918
Published online Mar 5, 2025. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v16.i1.97918
Table 5 Pooled prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease according to geographical location
| Geographical location | Number of studies used for calculation by Nirwan et al[34], 2020 | Number of participants | GERD prevalence, % |
| Global | |||
| Overall | 102 | 469899 | 13.98 |
| Male | 50 | 122849 | 15.69 |
| Female | 50 | 138435 | 17.17 |
| Hemisphere | |||
| Western | 10-20[6,55] | ||
| Eastern | 2-7[6,127] | ||
| Continents | |||
| Asia | 54 | 240451 | 12.92 |
| Europe | 29 | 90057 | 14.12 |
| North America | 9 | 20525 | 19.55 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 4 | 12756 | 12.88 |
| Oceania | 4 | 3760 | 13.78 |
| Africa | 2 | 2350 | NA |
| Countries | |||
| China | 10 | 36887 | 4.16 |
| Japan | 7 | 27912 | 13.81 |
| South Korea | 7 | 43897 | 5.84 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1238 | NA |
| Indonesia | 1 | 278 | NA |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 2000 | 5.25[56] |
| India | 3 | 6296 | NA |
| Iran | 16 | 102295 | 18.43 |
| Turkey | 4 | 13332 | 22.4 |
| Israel | 2 | 3008 | NA |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 3308 | NA |
| Poland | 1 | 850 | NA |
| Romania | 1 | 184 | NA |
| Russia | 2 | 8877 | NA |
| Albania | 1 | 845 | NA |
| Italy | 2 | 2032 | NA |
| Greece | 1 | 700 | NA |
| Spain | 3 | 5365 | NA |
| Switzerland | 2 | 7736 | NA |
| Netherlands | 1 | 502 | NA |
| France | 2 | 46377 | NA |
| Germany | 1 | 268 | NA |
| Sweden | 4 | 8120 | 16.15 |
| Finland | 1 | 1700 | NA |
| Norway | 1 | 44997 | NA |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 12467 | 14.53 |
| Denmark | 1 | 48027 | NA |
| United States | 8 | 19489 | 21.04 |
| Canada | 1 | 1036 | NA |
| Argentina | 1 | 839 | NA |
| Brazil | 1 | 3934 | NA |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1141 | NA |
| Colombia | 1 | 6842 | NA |
| Australia | 3 | 2982 | 12[62], 9.2[63] |
| New Zealand | 1 | 778 | NA |
| Nigeria | 1 | 410 | NA |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 1 | 1940 | NA |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1200 | 23.5[59] |
- Citation: Wickramasinghe N, Devanarayana NM. Insight into global burden of gastroesophageal reflux disease: Understanding its reach and impact. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2025; 16(1): 97918
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2150-5349/full/v16/i1/97918.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4292/wjgpt.v16.i1.97918