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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 6 Excess mortality in undiagnosed cases²

	Projected prevalence of CD in the next 10 yr	Death rate, deaths/1000 individuals	Population expected deaths (next 10 yr)	Celiac deaths in next 10 yr	Excess celiac deaths in next 10 yr
Albania	38 223	5.1	193 793	3488	1550
Algeria	380 330	4.6	1 764 730	31 765	14 118
Bosnia	47 483	8.6	409 780	7376	3278
Cyprus	9372	6.4	59 982	1080	480
Croatia	44 682	11.8	525 018	9450	4200
Egypt	999 311	4.9	4 876 635	87 779	39 013
France	676 627	8.6	5 791 930	104 255	46 335
Greece	108 598	10.5	1 141 363	20 545	9131
Israel	83 943	5.4	455 811	8205	3646
Italy	578 536	10.7	6 201 905	111 634	49 615
Lebanon	44 342	6	267 382	4813	2139
Libya	76 534	3.4	260 982	4698	2088
Malta	4200	8.4	35 193	633	282
Morocco	383 098	4.7	1 815 883	32 686	14 527
Syria	240 864	3.7	896 013	16 128	7168
Slovenia	20 091	9.2	184 839	3327	1479
Spain	408 177	10	4 077 691	73 398	32 622
Tunisia	114 472	5.2	595 256	10 715	4762
Turkey	818 050	6	4 908 301	88 349	39 266
Mediter	5 076 934	7	34 462 486	620 325	275 700

²Undiagnosed celiac patients have 1.8 standard mortality rate[39] . 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