|
Country
|
α0-thalassemia (%)
|
α+-thalassemia (%)
|
β-thalassemia (%)
|
Hemoglobin E (%)
|
|---|
|
Brunei [6, 7]
|
0
|
4.3
|
2–22.7
|
0–3.7
|
|
Cambodia
|
1
|
15.5
|
2.8
|
10–54
|
|
Indonesia
|
< 1
|
3–20
|
3
|
1–33
|
|
Laos [8, 9]
|
8.7–13.9
|
11–17.7
|
3.5–5
|
22.9– > 30
|
|
Malaysia
|
4.5
|
16
|
4.5
|
1–3
|
|
Myanmar
|
NA
|
10
|
1–5.3
|
4–48
|
|
Philippines
|
5
|
2.2
|
1
|
NA
|
|
Singapore
|
2–3
|
1–3
|
0.93
|
0.64
|
|
Thailand
|
2.2–9
|
8–30
|
1–3
|
10–50
|
|
Vietnam
|
NA
|
3.5
|
4
|
10–20
|
- “%” refers to the percentage of individuals affected (i.e. % carriers) within the population. NA Not available
- a Adapted from Viprakasit et al., 2009 [10].
