1 in 250 Americans estimated rate; actual diagnosis rate is 1 in 4,700 Americans; 1 in 250 in Italy; 1 in 300 in Ireland; 20,000 diagnosed (Reader's Digest Feb 2004)
| Country/Region | Extrapolated Prevalence | Population Estimated Used |
| Celiac Disease in North America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| USA | 1,174,621 | 293,655,4051 |
| Canada | 130,031 WARNING! (Details) | 32,507,8742 |
| Mexico | 419,838 WARNING! (Details) | 104,959,5942 |
| Celiac Disease in Central America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Belize | 1,091 WARNING! (Details) | 272,9452 |
| Guatemala | 57,122 WARNING! (Details) | 14,280,5962 |
| Nicaragua | 21,439 WARNING! (Details) | 5,359,7592 |
| Celiac Disease in Caribbean (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Puerto Rico | 15,591 WARNING! (Details) | 3,897,9602 |
| Celiac Disease in South America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Brazil | 736,404 WARNING! (Details) | 184,101,1092 |
| Chile | 63,295 WARNING! (Details) | 15,823,9572 |
| Colombia | 169,243 WARNING! (Details) | 42,310,7752 |
| Paraguay | 24,765 WARNING! (Details) | 6,191,3682 |
| Peru | 110,177 WARNING! (Details) | 27,544,3052 |
| Venezuela | 100,069 WARNING! (Details) | 25,017,3872 |
| Celiac Disease in Northern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Denmark | 21,653 WARNING! (Details) | 5,413,3922 |
| Finland | 20,858 WARNING! (Details) | 5,214,5122 |
| Iceland | 1,175 WARNING! (Details) | 293,9662 |
| Sweden | 35,945 WARNING! (Details) | 8,986,4002 |
| Celiac Disease in Western Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Britain (United Kingdom) | 241,082 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,708 for UK2 |
| Belgium | 41,393 WARNING! (Details) | 10,348,2762 |
| France | 241,696 WARNING! (Details) | 60,424,2132 |
| Ireland | 15,878 WARNING! (Details) | 3,969,5582 |
| Luxembourg | 1,850 WARNING! (Details) | 462,6902 |
| Monaco | 129 WARNING! (Details) | 32,2702 |
| Netherlands (Holland) | 65,272 WARNING! (Details) | 16,318,1992 |
| United Kingdom | 241,082 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,7082 |
| Wales | 11,672 WARNING! (Details) | 2,918,0002 |
| Celiac Disease in Central Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Austria | 32,699 WARNING! (Details) | 8,174,7622 |
| Czech Republic | 4,984 WARNING! (Details) | 1,0246,1782 |
| Germany | 329,698 WARNING! (Details) | 82,424,6092 |
| Hungary | 40,129 WARNING! (Details) | 10,032,3752 |
| Liechtenstein | 133 WARNING! (Details) | 33,4362 |
| Poland | 154,505 WARNING! (Details) | 38,626,3492 |
| Slovakia | 21,694 WARNING! (Details) | 5,423,5672 |
| Slovenia | 8,045 WARNING! (Details) | 2,011,473 2 |
| Switzerland | 29,803 WARNING! (Details) | 7,450,8672 |
| Celiac Disease in Eastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Belarus | 41,242 WARNING! (Details) | 10,310,5202 |
| Estonia | 5,366 WARNING! (Details) | 1,341,6642 |
| Latvia | 9,225 WARNING! (Details) | 2,306,3062 |
| Lithuania | 14,431 WARNING! (Details) | 3,607,8992 |
| Russia | 575,896 WARNING! (Details) | 143,974,0592 |
| Ukraine | 190,928 WARNING! (Details) | 47,732,0792 |
| Celiac Disease in the Southwestern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Azerbaijan | 31,473 WARNING! (Details) | 7,868,3852 |
| Georgia | 18,775 WARNING! (Details) | 4,693,8922 |
| Portugal | 42,096 WARNING! (Details) | 10,524,1452 |
| Spain | 161,123 WARNING! (Details) | 40,280,7802 |
| Celiac Disease in Southern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Greece | 42,590 WARNING! (Details) | 10,647,5292 |
| Italy | 232,229 WARNING! (Details) | 58,057,4772 |
| Celiac Disease in the Southeastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Albania | 14,179 WARNING! (Details) | 3,544,8082 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,630 WARNING! (Details) | 407,6082 |
| Bulgaria | 30,071 WARNING! (Details) | 7,517,9732 |
| Croatia | 17,987 WARNING! (Details) | 4,496,8692 |
| Macedonia | 8,160 WARNING! (Details) | 2,040,0852 |
| Romania | 89,422 WARNING! (Details) | 22,355,5512 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 43,303 WARNING! (Details) | 10,825,9002 |
| Celiac Disease in Northern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Mongolia | 11,005 WARNING! (Details) | 2,751,3142 |
| Celiac Disease in Central Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Kazakhstan | 60,574 WARNING! (Details) | 15,143,7042 |
| Tajikistan | 28,046 WARNING! (Details) | 7,011,556 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 105,641 WARNING! (Details) | 26,410,4162 |
| Celiac Disease in Eastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| China | 5,195,390 WARNING! (Details) | 1,298,847,6242 |
| Hong Kong s.a.r. | 27,420 WARNING! (Details) | 6,855,1252 |
| Japan | 509,332 WARNING! (Details) | 127,333,0022 |
| Macau s.a.r. | 1,781 WARNING! (Details) | 445,2862 |
| North Korea | 90,790 WARNING! (Details) | 22,697,5532 |
| South Korea | 192,935 WARNING! (Details) | 48,233,7602 |
| Taiwan | 90,999 WARNING! (Details) | 22,749,8382 |
| Celiac Disease in Southwestern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Turkey | 275,575 WARNING! (Details) | 68,893,9182 |
| Celiac Disease in Southern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Afghanistan | 114,054 WARNING! (Details) | 28,513,6772 |
| Bangladesh | 565,361 WARNING! (Details) | 141,340,4762 |
| Bhutan | 8,742 WARNING! (Details) | 2,185,5692 |
| India | 4,260,282 WARNING! (Details) | 1,065,070,6072 |
| Pakistan | 636,785 WARNING! (Details) | 159,196,3362 |
| Sri Lanka | 79,620 WARNING! (Details) | 19,905,1652 |
| Celiac Disease in Southeastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| East Timor | 4,077 WARNING! (Details) | 1,019,2522 |
| Indonesia | 953,811 WARNING! (Details) | 238,452,9522 |
| Laos | 24,272 WARNING! (Details) | 6,068,1172 |
| Malaysia | 94,089 WARNING! (Details) | 23,522,4822 |
| Philippines | 344,966 WARNING! (Details) | 86,241,6972 |
| Singapore | 17,415 WARNING! (Details) | 4,353,8932 |
| Thailand | 259,462 WARNING! (Details) | 64,865,5232 |
| Vietnam | 330,651 WARNING! (Details) | 82,662,8002 |
| Celiac Disease in the Middle East (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Gaza strip | 5,299 WARNING! (Details) | 1,324,9912 |
| Iran | 270,012 WARNING! (Details) | 67,503,2052 |
| Iraq | 101,498 WARNING! (Details) | 25,374,6912 |
| Israel | 24,796 WARNING! (Details) | 6,199,0082 |
| Jordan | 22,444 WARNING! (Details) | 5,611,2022 |
| Kuwait | 9,030 WARNING! (Details) | 2,257,5492 |
| Lebanon | 15,108 WARNING! (Details) | 3,777,2182 |
| Saudi Arabia | 103,183 WARNING! (Details) | 25,795,9382 |
| Syria | 72,067 WARNING! (Details) | 18,016,8742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10,095 WARNING! (Details) | 2,523,9152 |
| West Bank | 9,244 WARNING! (Details) | 2,311,2042 |
| Yemen | 80,099 WARNING! (Details) | 20,024,8672 |
| Celiac Disease in Northern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Egypt | 304,469 WARNING! (Details) | 76,117,4212 |
| Libya | 22,526 WARNING! (Details) | 5,631,5852 |
| Sudan | 156,592 WARNING! (Details) | 39,148,1622 |
| Celiac Disease in Western Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Congo Brazzaville | 11,992 WARNING! (Details) | 2,998,0402 |
| Ghana | 83,028 WARNING! (Details) | 20,757,0322 |
| Liberia | 13,562 WARNING! (Details) | 3,390,6352 |
| Niger | 45,442 WARNING! (Details) | 11,360,5382 |
| Nigeria | 71,001 WARNING! (Details) | 12,5750,3562 |
| Senegal | 43,408 WARNING! (Details) | 10,852,1472 |
| Sierra leone | 23,535 WARNING! (Details) | 5,883,8892 |
| Celiac Disease in Central Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Central African Republic | 14,969 WARNING! (Details) | 3,742,4822 |
| Chad | 38,154 WARNING! (Details) | 9,538,5442 |
| Congo kinshasa | 233,268 WARNING! (Details) | 58,317,0302 |
| Rwanda | 32,954 WARNING! (Details) | 8,238,6732 |
| Celiac Disease in Eastern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Ethiopia | 285,346 WARNING! (Details) | 71,336,5712 |
| Kenya | 131,928 WARNING! (Details) | 32,982,1092 |
| Somalia | 33,218 WARNING! (Details) | 8,304,6012 |
| Tanzania | 144,283 WARNING! (Details) | 36,070,7992 |
| Uganda | 105,561 WARNING! (Details) | 26,390,2582 |
| Celiac Disease in Southern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Angola | 43,914 WARNING! (Details) | 10,978,5522 |
| Botswana | 6,556 WARNING! (Details) | 1,639,2312 |
| South Africa | 177,793 WARNING! (Details) | 44,448,4702 |
| Swaziland | 4,676 WARNING! (Details) | 1,169,2412 |
| Zambia | 44,102 WARNING! (Details) | 11,025,6902 |
| Zimbabwe | 14,687 WARNING! (Details) | 1,2671,8602 |
| Celiac Disease in Oceania (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Australia | 79,652 WARNING! (Details) | 19,913,1442 |
| New Zealand | 15,975 WARNING! (Details) | 3,993,8172 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21,681 WARNING! (Details) | 5,420,2802 |
estimated 1 million undiagnosed Americans; more than a million (Reader's Digest Feb 2004)
| Country/Region | Extrapolated Undiagnosed Prevalence | Population Estimated Used |
| Celiac Disease in North America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| USA | 1,079,615 WARNING! (Details) | 293,655,4051 |
| Canada | 119,514 WARNING! (Details) | 32,507,8742 |
| Mexico | 385,880 WARNING! (Details) | 104,959,5942 |
| Celiac Disease in Central America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Belize | 1,003 WARNING! (Details) | 272,9452 |
| Guatemala | 52,502 WARNING! (Details) | 14,280,5962 |
| Nicaragua | 19,704 WARNING! (Details) | 5,359,7592 |
| Celiac Disease in Caribbean (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Puerto Rico | 14,330 WARNING! (Details) | 3,897,9602 |
| Celiac Disease in South America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Brazil | 676,842 WARNING! (Details) | 184,101,1092 |
| Chile | 58,176 WARNING! (Details) | 15,823,9572 |
| Colombia | 155,554 WARNING! (Details) | 42,310,7752 |
| Paraguay | 22,762 WARNING! (Details) | 6,191,3682 |
| Peru | 101,265 WARNING! (Details) | 27,544,3052 |
| Venezuela | 91,975 WARNING! (Details) | 25,017,3872 |
| Celiac Disease in Northern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Denmark | 19,902 WARNING! (Details) | 5,413,3922 |
| Finland | 19,170 WARNING! (Details) | 5,214,5122 |
| Iceland | 1,080 WARNING! (Details) | 293,9662 |
| Sweden | 33,038 WARNING! (Details) | 8,986,4002 |
| Celiac Disease in Western Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Britain (United Kingdom) | 221,583 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,708 for UK2 |
| Belgium | 38,045 WARNING! (Details) | 10,348,2762 |
| France | 222,147 WARNING! (Details) | 60,424,2132 |
| Ireland | 14,593 WARNING! (Details) | 3,969,5582 |
| Luxembourg | 1,701 WARNING! (Details) | 462,6902 |
| Monaco | 118 WARNING! (Details) | 32,2702 |
| Netherlands (Holland) | 59,993 WARNING! (Details) | 16,318,1992 |
| United Kingdom | 221,583 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,7082 |
| Wales | 10,727 WARNING! (Details) | 2,918,0002 |
| Celiac Disease in Central Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Austria | 30,054 WARNING! (Details) | 8,174,7622 |
| Czech Republic | 4,581 WARNING! (Details) | 1,0246,1782 |
| Germany | 303,031 WARNING! (Details) | 82,424,6092 |
| Hungary | 36,883 WARNING! (Details) | 10,032,3752 |
| Liechtenstein | 122 WARNING! (Details) | 33,4362 |
| Poland | 142,008 WARNING! (Details) | 38,626,3492 |
| Slovakia | 19,939 WARNING! (Details) | 5,423,5672 |
| Slovenia | 7,395 WARNING! (Details) | 2,011,473 2 |
| Switzerland | 27,392 WARNING! (Details) | 7,450,8672 |
| Celiac Disease in Eastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Belarus | 37,906 WARNING! (Details) | 10,310,5202 |
| Estonia | 4,932 WARNING! (Details) | 1,341,6642 |
| Latvia | 8,479 WARNING! (Details) | 2,306,3062 |
| Lithuania | 13,264 WARNING! (Details) | 3,607,8992 |
| Russia | 529,316 WARNING! (Details) | 143,974,0592 |
| Ukraine | 175,485 WARNING! (Details) | 47,732,0792 |
| Celiac Disease in the Southwestern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Azerbaijan | 28,927 WARNING! (Details) | 7,868,3852 |
| Portugal | 38,691 WARNING! (Details) | 10,524,1452 |
| Spain | 148,091 WARNING! (Details) | 40,280,7802 |
| Georgia | 17,256 WARNING! (Details) | 4,693,8922 |
| Celiac Disease in the Southern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Italy | 213,446 WARNING! (Details) | 58,057,4772 |
| Greece | 39,145 WARNING! (Details) | 10,647,5292 |
| Celiac Disease in the Southeastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Albania | 13,032 WARNING! (Details) | 3,544,8082 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,498 WARNING! (Details) | 407,6082 |
| Bulgaria | 27,639 WARNING! (Details) | 7,517,9732 |
| Croatia | 16,532 WARNING! (Details) | 4,496,8692 |
| Macedonia | 7,500 WARNING! (Details) | 2,040,0852 |
| Romania | 82,189 WARNING! (Details) | 22,355,5512 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 39,801 WARNING! (Details) | 10,825,9002 |
| Celiac Disease in Northern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Mongolia | 10,115 | 2,751,3142 |
| Celiac Disease in Central Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Kazakhstan | 55,675 WARNING! (Details) | 15,143,7042 |
| Tajikistan | 25,777 WARNING! (Details) | 7,011,556 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 97,097 WARNING! (Details) | 26,410,4162 |
| Celiac Disease in Eastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| China | 4,775,174 WARNING! (Details) | 1,298,847,6242 |
| Hong Kong s.a.r. | 25,202 WARNING! (Details) | 6,855,1252 |
| Japan | 468,136 WARNING! (Details) | 127,333,0022 |
| Macau s.a.r. | 1,637 WARNING! (Details) | 445,2862 |
| North Korea | 83,446 WARNING! (Details) | 22,697,5532 |
| South Korea | 177,329 WARNING! (Details) | 48,233,7602 |
| Taiwan | 83,639 WARNING! (Details) | 22,749,8382 |
| Celiac Disease in Southwestern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Turkey | 253,286 WARNING! (Details) | 68,893,9182 |
| Celiac Disease in Southern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Afghanistan | 104,829 WARNING! (Details) | 28,513,6772 |
| Bangladesh | 519,634 WARNING! (Details) | 141,340,4762 |
| Bhutan | 8,035 WARNING! (Details) | 2,185,5692 |
| India | 3,915,700 WARNING! (Details) | 1,065,070,6072 |
| Pakistan | 585,280 WARNING! (Details) | 159,196,3362 |
| Sri Lanka | 73,180 WARNING! (Details) | 19,905,1652 |
| Celiac Disease in Southeastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| East Timor | 3,747 WARNING! (Details) | 1,019,2522 |
| Indonesia | 876,665 WARNING! (Details) | 238,452,9522 |
| Laos | 22,309 WARNING! (Details) | 6,068,1172 |
| Malaysia | 86,479 WARNING! (Details) | 23,522,4822 |
| Philippines | 317,065 WARNING! (Details) | 86,241,6972 |
| Singapore | 16,006 WARNING! (Details) WARNING! (Details) | 4,353,8932 |
| Thailand | 238,476 WARNING! (Details) | 64,865,5232 |
| Vietnam | 303,907 WARNING! (Details) | 82,662,8002 |
| Celiac Disease in the Middle East (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Gaza strip | 4,871 WARNING! (Details) | 1,324,9912 |
| Iran | 248,173 WARNING! (Details) | 67,503,2052 |
| Iraq | 93,289 WARNING! (Details) | 25,374,6912 |
| Israel | 22,790 WARNING! (Details) | 6,199,0082 |
| Jordan | 20,629 WARNING! (Details) | 5,611,2022 |
| Kuwait | 8,299 WARNING! (Details) | 2,257,5492 |
| Lebanon | 13,886 WARNING! (Details) | 3,777,2182 |
| Saudi Arabia | 94,838 WARNING! (Details) | 25,795,9382 |
| Syria | 66,238 WARNING! (Details) | 18,016,8742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9,279 WARNING! (Details) | 2,523,9152 |
| West Bank | 8,497 WARNING! (Details) | 2,311,2042 |
| Yemen | 73,620 WARNING! (Details) | 20,024,8672 |
| Celiac Disease in Northern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Egypt | 279,843 WARNING! (Details) | 76,117,4212 |
| Libya | 20,704 WARNING! (Details) | 5,631,5852 |
| Sudan | 143,927 WARNING! (Details) | 39,148,1622 |
| Celiac Disease in Western Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Congo Brazzaville | 11,022 WARNING! (Details) | 2,998,0402 |
| Ghana | 76,312 WARNING! (Details) | 20,757,0322 |
| Liberia | 12,465 WARNING! (Details) | 3,390,6352 |
| Niger | 41,766 WARNING! (Details) | 11,360,5382 |
| Nigeria | 65,258 WARNING! (Details) | 12,5750,3562 |
| Senegal | 39,897 WARNING! (Details) | 10,852,1472 |
| Sierra leone | 21,631 WARNING! (Details) | 5,883,8892 |
| Celiac Disease in Central Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Central African Republic | 13,759 WARNING! (Details) | 3,742,4822 |
| Chad | 35,068 WARNING! (Details) | 9,538,5442 |
| Congo kinshasa | 214,400 WARNING! (Details) | 58,317,0302 |
| Rwanda | 30,289 WARNING! (Details) | 8,238,6732 |
| Celiac Disease in Eastern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Ethiopia | 262,266 WARNING! (Details) | 71,336,5712 |
| Kenya | 121,257 WARNING! (Details) | 32,982,1092 |
| Somalia | 30,531 WARNING! (Details) | 8,304,6012 |
| Tanzania | 132,613 WARNING! (Details) | 36,070,7992 |
| Uganda | 97,023 WARNING! (Details) | 26,390,2582 |
| Celiac Disease in Southern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Angola | 40,362 WARNING! (Details) | 10,978,5522 |
| Botswana | 6,026 WARNING! (Details) | 1,639,2312 |
| South Africa | 163,413 WARNING! (Details) | 44,448,4702 |
| Swaziland | 4,298 WARNING! (Details) | 1,169,2412 |
| Zambia | 40,535 WARNING! (Details) | 11,025,6902 |
| Zimbabwe | 13,499 WARNING! (Details) | 1,2671,8602 |
| Celiac Disease in Oceania (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Australia | 73,210 WARNING! (Details) | 19,913,1442 |
| New Zealand | 14,683 WARNING! (Details) | 3,993,8172 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19,927 WARNING! (Details) | 5,420,2802 |
The word 'prevalence' of Celiac Disease usually means the estimated population
of people who are managing Celiac Disease at any given time (i.e. people with Celiac Disease).
The term 'incidence' of Celiac Disease means the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Celiac Disease diagnosed each year (i.e. getting Celiac Disease).
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.