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Table 1 The estimated population infected with C. sinensis globally in 2004

From: The global epidemiology of clonorchiasis and its relation with cholangiocarcinoma

Region

1990s#

2004

Note

Male

Female

Both

China

Mainland

4701000

7870000

4620000

12490000

Reference[10] and[11]. The infected of the male and female is deduced from the sex ration of 1.0674[14] and the respective prevalence of 2.94% and 1.84%[10, 11].

Taiwan

NK

56155

32965

89120

The total infected is deduced from a conservative prevalence of 0.40%[1] and the total population of 22.28 million[14]. The estimation for different sexes refers to that in mainland of China.

Hong Kong

333000

209825

123175

333000

The total infected adopts the estimation by WHO report in 1995[8] and the estimation for different sexes refers to that in mainland of China.

Macao

21000

13232

7768

21000

the Republic of Korea

950000

782383

391841

1174224

Reference[17].

Vietnam

1000000

630104

369896

1000000

The total infected adopts the estimation by WHO report in 1995[8] and the estimation for different sexes refers to that in mainland of China.

Russia

3000

1890

1110

3000

Total

7008000

9563589

5546755

15110344

 
  1. # According to the figure issued by WHO in 1995[8]. NK: Not known.