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about 15% Americans each year (NWHIC)
Incidence Rate for Hives: approx 1 in 6 or 15.00% or 40.8 million people in USA [about data] Extrapolation of Incidence Rate for Hives to Countries and Regions: WARNING! EXTRAPOLATION ONLY. NOT BASED ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC DATA SOURCES. The following table attempts to extrapolate the above incidence rate for Hives to the populations of various countries and regions. As discussed above, these incidence extrapolations for Hives are only estimates and may have very limited relevance to the actual incidence of Hives in any region:
| Country/Region | Extrapolated Incidence | Population Estimated Used |
| Hives in North America (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| USA | 44,048,310 | 293,655,4051 |
| Canada | 4,876,181 WARNING! (Details) | 32,507,8742 |
| Mexico | 15,743,939 WARNING! (Details) | 104,959,5942 |
| Hives in Central America (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Belize | 40,941 WARNING! (Details) | 272,9452 |
| Guatemala | 2,142,089 WARNING! (Details) | 14,280,5962 |
| Nicaragua | 803,963 WARNING! (Details) | 5,359,7592 |
| Hives in Caribbean (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 584,694 WARNING! (Details) | 3,897,9602 |
| Hives in South America (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Brazil | 27,615,166 WARNING! (Details) | 184,101,1092 |
| Chile | 2,373,593 WARNING! (Details) | 15,823,9572 |
| Colombia | 6,346,616 WARNING! (Details) | 42,310,7752 |
| Paraguay | 928,705 WARNING! (Details) | 6,191,3682 |
| Peru | 4,131,645 WARNING! (Details) | 27,544,3052 |
| Venezuela | 3,752,608 WARNING! (Details) | 25,017,3872 |
| Hives in Northern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Denmark | 812,008 WARNING! (Details) | 5,413,3922 |
| Finland | 782,176 WARNING! (Details) | 5,214,5122 |
| Iceland | 44,094 WARNING! (Details) | 293,9662 |
| Sweden | 1,347,960 WARNING! (Details) | 8,986,4002 |
| Hives in Western Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Britain (United Kingdom) | 9,040,606 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,708 for UK2 |
| Belgium | 1,552,241 WARNING! (Details) | 10,348,2762 |
| France | 9,063,631 WARNING! (Details) | 60,424,2132 |
| Ireland | 595,433 WARNING! (Details) | 3,969,5582 |
| Luxembourg | 69,403 WARNING! (Details) | 462,6902 |
| Monaco | 4,840 WARNING! (Details) | 32,2702 |
| Netherlands (Holland) | 2,447,729 WARNING! (Details) | 16,318,1992 |
| United Kingdom | 9,040,606 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,7082 |
| Wales | 437,700 WARNING! (Details) | 2,918,0002 |
| Hives in Central Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Austria | 1,226,214 WARNING! (Details) | 8,174,7622 |
| Czech Republic | 186,926 WARNING! (Details) | 1,0246,1782 |
| Germany | 12,363,691 WARNING! (Details) | 82,424,6092 |
| Hungary | 1,504,856 WARNING! (Details) | 10,032,3752 |
| Liechtenstein | 5,015 WARNING! (Details) | 33,4362 |
| Poland | 5,793,952 WARNING! (Details) | 38,626,3492 |
| Slovakia | 813,535 WARNING! (Details) | 5,423,5672 |
| Slovenia | 301,720 WARNING! (Details) | 2,011,473 2 |
| Switzerland | 1,117,630 WARNING! (Details) | 7,450,8672 |
| Hives in Eastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Belarus | 1,546,578 WARNING! (Details) | 10,310,5202 |
| Estonia | 201,249 WARNING! (Details) | 1,341,6642 |
| Latvia | 345,945 WARNING! (Details) | 2,306,3062 |
| Lithuania | 541,184 WARNING! (Details) | 3,607,8992 |
| Russia | 21,596,108 WARNING! (Details) | 143,974,0592 |
| Ukraine | 7,159,811 WARNING! (Details) | 47,732,0792 |
| Hives in the Southwestern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Azerbaijan | 1,180,257 WARNING! (Details) | 7,868,3852 |
| Portugal | 1,578,621 WARNING! (Details) | 10,524,1452 |
| Spain | 6,042,117 WARNING! (Details) | 40,280,7802 |
| Georgia | 704,083 WARNING! (Details) | 4,693,8922 |
| Hives in the Southern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Italy | 8,708,621 WARNING! (Details) | 58,057,4772 |
| Greece | 1,597,129 WARNING! (Details) | 10,647,5292 |
| Hives in the Southeastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Albania | 531,721 WARNING! (Details) | 3,544,8082 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 61,141 WARNING! (Details) | 407,6082 |
| Bulgaria | 1,127,695 WARNING! (Details) | 7,517,9732 |
| Croatia | 674,530 WARNING! (Details) | 4,496,8692 |
| Macedonia | 306,012 WARNING! (Details) | 2,040,0852 |
| Romania | 3,353,332 WARNING! (Details) | 22,355,5512 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 1,623,885 WARNING! (Details) | 10,825,9002 |
| Hives in Northern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Mongolia | 412,697 WARNING! (Details) | 2,751,3142 |
| Hives in Central Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Kazakhstan | 2,271,555 WARNING! (Details) | 15,143,7042 |
| Tajikistan | 1,051,733 WARNING! (Details) | 7,011,556 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 3,961,562 WARNING! (Details) | 26,410,4162 |
| Hives in Eastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| China | 194,827,143 WARNING! (Details) | 1,298,847,6242 |
| Hong Kong s.a.r. | 1,028,268 WARNING! (Details) | 6,855,1252 |
| Japan | 19,099,950 WARNING! (Details) | 127,333,0022 |
| Macau s.a.r. | 66,792 WARNING! (Details) | 445,2862 |
| North Korea | 3,404,632 WARNING! (Details) | 22,697,5532 |
| South Korea | 7,235,064 WARNING! (Details) | 48,233,7602 |
| Taiwan | 3,412,475 WARNING! (Details) | 22,749,8382 |
| Hives in Southwestern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Turkey | 10,334,087 WARNING! (Details) | 68,893,9182 |
| Hives in Southern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Afghanistan | 4,277,051 WARNING! (Details) | 28,513,6772 |
| Bangladesh | 21,201,071 WARNING! (Details) | 141,340,4762 |
| Bhutan | 327,835 WARNING! (Details) | 2,185,5692 |
| India | 159,760,591 WARNING! (Details) | 1,065,070,6072 |
| Pakistan | 23,879,450 WARNING! (Details) | 159,196,3362 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,985,774 WARNING! (Details) | 19,905,1652 |
| Hives in Southeastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| East Timor | 152,887 WARNING! (Details) | 1,019,2522 |
| Indonesia | 35,767,942 WARNING! (Details) | 238,452,9522 |
| Laos | 910,217 WARNING! (Details) | 6,068,1172 |
| Malaysia | 3,528,372 WARNING! (Details) | 23,522,4822 |
| Philippines | 12,936,254 WARNING! (Details) | 86,241,6972 |
| Singapore | 653,083 WARNING! (Details) | 4,353,8932 |
| Thailand | 9,729,828 WARNING! (Details) | 64,865,5232 |
| Vietnam | 12,399,420 WARNING! (Details) | 82,662,8002 |
| Hives in the Middle East (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Gaza strip | 198,748 WARNING! (Details) | 1,324,9912 |
| Iran | 10,125,480 WARNING! (Details) | 67,503,2052 |
| Iraq | 3,806,203 WARNING! (Details) | 25,374,6912 |
| Israel | 929,851 WARNING! (Details) | 6,199,0082 |
| Jordan | 841,680 WARNING! (Details) | 5,611,2022 |
| Kuwait | 338,632 WARNING! (Details) | 2,257,5492 |
| Lebanon | 566,582 WARNING! (Details) | 3,777,2182 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,869,390 WARNING! (Details) | 25,795,9382 |
| Syria | 2,702,531 WARNING! (Details) | 18,016,8742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 378,587 WARNING! (Details) | 2,523,9152 |
| West Bank | 346,680 WARNING! (Details) | 2,311,2042 |
| Yemen | 3,003,730 WARNING! (Details) | 20,024,8672 |
| Hives in Northern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Egypt | 11,417,613 WARNING! (Details) | 76,117,4212 |
| Libya | 844,737 WARNING! (Details) | 5,631,5852 |
| Sudan | 5,872,224 WARNING! (Details) | 39,148,1622 |
| Hives in Western Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Congo Brazzaville | 449,706 WARNING! (Details) | 2,998,0402 |
| Ghana | 3,113,554 WARNING! (Details) | 20,757,0322 |
| Liberia | 508,595 WARNING! (Details) | 3,390,6352 |
| Niger | 1,704,080 WARNING! (Details) | 11,360,5382 |
| Nigeria | 2,662,553 WARNING! (Details) | 12,5750,3562 |
| Senegal | 1,627,822 WARNING! (Details) | 10,852,1472 |
| Sierra leone | 882,583 WARNING! (Details) | 5,883,8892 |
| Hives in Central Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Central African Republic | 561,372 WARNING! (Details) | 3,742,4822 |
| Chad | 1,430,781 WARNING! (Details) | 9,538,5442 |
| Congo kinshasa | 8,747,554 WARNING! (Details) | 58,317,0302 |
| Rwanda | 1,235,800 WARNING! (Details) | 8,238,6732 |
| Hives in Eastern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Ethiopia | 10,700,485 WARNING! (Details) | 71,336,5712 |
| Kenya | 4,947,316 WARNING! (Details) | 32,982,1092 |
| Somalia | 1,245,690 WARNING! (Details) | 8,304,6012 |
| Tanzania | 5,410,619 WARNING! (Details) | 36,070,7992 |
| Uganda | 3,958,538 WARNING! (Details) | 26,390,2582 |
| Hives in Southern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Angola | 1,646,782 WARNING! (Details) | 10,978,5522 |
| Botswana | 245,884 WARNING! (Details) | 1,639,2312 |
| South Africa | 6,667,270 WARNING! (Details) | 44,448,4702 |
| Swaziland | 175,386 WARNING! (Details) | 1,169,2412 |
| Zambia | 1,653,853 WARNING! (Details) | 11,025,6902 |
| Zimbabwe | 550,779 WARNING! (Details) | 1,2671,8602 |
| Hives in Oceania (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Australia | 2,986,971 WARNING! (Details) | 19,913,1442 |
| New Zealand | 599,072 WARNING! (Details) | 3,993,8172 |
| Papua New Guinea | 813,042 WARNING! (Details) | 5,420,2802 |
WARNING! EXTRAPOLATED STATISTICS ONLY! Not based on data sources from individual countries. These statistics are calculated extrapolations of various prevalence or incidence rates against the populations of a particular country or region. The statistics used for prevalence/incidence of Hives are typically based on US, UK, Canadian or Australian prevalence or incidence statistics, which are then extrapolated using only the population of the other country. This extrapolation calculation is automated and does not take into account any genetic, cultural, environmental, social, racial or other differences across the various countries and regions for which the extrapolated Hives statistics below refer to. The extrapolation does not use data sources or statistics about any country other than its population. As such, these extrapolations may be highly inaccurate (especially for developing or third-world countries) and only give a general indication (or even a meaningless indication) as to the actual prevalence or incidence of Hives in that region. These statistics are presented only in the hope that they may be interesting to some people.
The word 'prevalence' of Hives usually means the estimated population of people who are managing Hives at any given time (i.e. people with Hives). The term 'incidence' of Hives means the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Hives diagnosed each year (i.e. getting Hives). 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.
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