Table 1

Consanguinity rates in Arab populations. Minimum and maximum reported rates are indicated when available

Country
>1C, 1C
Overall consanguinity
References

Algeria
11.3
22.6-34
[14,100]

Bahrain
24.5
39.4-45.5
[10,101]

Egypt
14.3-23.2
20.9-32.8
[15,70,102-104]

Egypt (Nubia)
39-47.2
60.5-80.4
[105,106]

Iraq
29-33
47-60
[86,107-109]

Jordan
19.5-39
28.5-63.7
[6,9,43,110-113]

Kuwait
16.9-31.7
22.5-64.3
[114-117]

Lebanon
6.7-31.6
12.8-42
[4,5,118-120]

Libya

48.4
[121]

Mauritania

47.2
[93]

Morocco
8.6-10
19.9-28
[21,122-124]

Oman
24.1
56.3
[125]

Palestine
13.6-34.2
17.5-66.3
[7,11-13,71,126-129]

Qatar
34.8
54
[19]

Saudi Arabia
24.6-42.3
42.1-66.7
[67,84,99,130,131]

Sudan
44.2-49.5
44.2-63.3
[66,132,133]

Syria
28.7
30-3-39.8
[16,134]

Tunisia
17.4-23
20.1-39.3
[18,9,135,136]

United Arab Emirates
20.7-28.2
40-54.2
[20,36,137]

Yemen
32-34
40-44.7
[17,138]

For comprehensive details and additional data, see Additional File 1.

Abbreviations: [>1C] = Double first-cousin marriage; [1C] = First-cousin marriage.

Tadmouri et al. Reproductive Health 2009 6:17   doi:10.1186/1742-4755-6-17

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