PRIMARY LYMPHEDEMA & SECONDARY LYMPHEDEMA IN SPAIN - Epidemiological results - Prevalence - Number of people affected - Over a million and a half affected by Diseases of the Lymphatic System - Listed by Autonomous Regions

A cautious estimation was made in Germany in the year 2003, which stated that approximately 3 million people were affected by diseases of the lymphatic system in that country. As there are no statistics in Spain due to the lack of registration of these patients, the German estimation can serve as a guide to calculate the possible number of people affected. With a population of 46,000,000 in the year 2014, it shows that there could be around 1,672,000 people affected in Spain by diseases of the lymphatic system. The result is close and equals that of the WHO (World Health Organization), which estimates that 1 in 30 people worldwide suffer from lymphedema.

Total number of people affected by diseases of the Lymphatic
 System in Spain: 1,672,000

ANDALUCÍA = 302.700

ARAGÓN = 47.400

ASTURIAS = 38.100

CANTABRIA = 21.100

CEUTA = 3.000

CASTILLA Y LEÓN = 88.800

CASTILLA LA MANCHA = 74.300

 CANARIAS = 76.500

CATALUÑA = 266.700

EXTREMADURA = 39.400

GALICIA = 99.000

 ISLAS BALEARES = 40.300

MURCIA = 52.900

MADRID = 228.600

MELILLA = 3.000

NAVARRA = 22.800

PAÍS VASCO = 77.500

LA RIOJA = 11.300

COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA = 178.700

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