Table 1 |
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Consanguinity rates in Arab populations. Minimum and maximum reported rates are indicated when available |
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| Country |
>1C, 1C |
Overall consanguinity |
References |
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| Algeria |
11.3 |
22.6-34 |
[14,100] |
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| Bahrain |
24.5 |
39.4-45.5 |
[10,101] |
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| Egypt |
14.3-23.2 |
20.9-32.8 |
[15,70,102-104] |
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| Egypt (Nubia) |
39-47.2 |
60.5-80.4 |
[105,106] |
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| Iraq |
29-33 |
47-60 |
[86,107-109] |
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| Jordan |
19.5-39 |
28.5-63.7 |
[6,9,43,110-113] |
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| Kuwait |
16.9-31.7 |
22.5-64.3 |
[114-117] |
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| Lebanon |
6.7-31.6 |
12.8-42 |
[4,5,118-120] |
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| Libya |
48.4 |
[121] |
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| Mauritania |
47.2 |
[93] |
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| Morocco |
8.6-10 |
19.9-28 |
[21,122-124] |
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| Oman |
24.1 |
56.3 |
[125] |
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| Palestine |
13.6-34.2 |
17.5-66.3 |
[7,11-13,71,126-129] |
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| Qatar |
34.8 |
54 |
[19] |
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| Saudi Arabia |
24.6-42.3 |
42.1-66.7 |
[67,84,99,130,131] |
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| Sudan |
44.2-49.5 |
44.2-63.3 |
[66,132,133] |
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| Syria |
28.7 |
30-3-39.8 |
[16,134] |
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| Tunisia |
17.4-23 |
20.1-39.3 |
[18,9,135,136] |
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| United Arab Emirates |
20.7-28.2 |
40-54.2 |
[20,36,137] |
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| Yemen |
32-34 |
40-44.7 |
[17,138] |
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For comprehensive details and additional data, see Additional File 1. Abbreviations: [>1C] = Double first-cousin marriage; [1C] = First-cousin marriage. |
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Tadmouri et al. Reproductive Health 2009 6:17 doi:10.1186/1742-4755-6-17 |
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