PRIMARY LYMPHEDEMA & SECONDARY LYMPHEDEMA / LYMPHOEDEMA IN BRITAIN - UK Epidemiology and Prevalence - Estimating number of people affected - Over two million affected by Diseases of the Lymphatic System in the United Kingdom

The estimated number of people affected by lymphedma in the UK is approximately: 2.418.750

ENGLAND = 2.036.250

SCOTLAND = 198.750

WALES = 116.250

NORTHERN IRELAND = 67.500

Birth related Primary lymphedema is estimated to affect more than 10.000 within the UK. The estimated prevalence in primary lymphedema is 1:6000

References:

1/  Macdonald, J., Geyer, M. (2010) Wounds and Lymphoedema Management. Geneva: WHO (World Health Organization).

2/ Schingale, Franz-Josef, "Lymphoedema, Lipoedema, Diagnosis and Therapy: A Guide for Those Affected," 2003, Hannover: Schlütersche GmbH & Co. KG.

3/ Diagnosis and Management of Lymphatic Vascular Disease /  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18755341 / http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109708021001

4/ http://www.statista.com/statistics/263754/total-population-of-the-united-kingdom/

5/ http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_406922.pdf

3/ http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

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