Hypothyroidism Statistics

Hypothyroidism is a disease that occurs worldwide.

According to the American Thyroid Association (ATA), about 20 million Americans have a thyroid disease and at least 60% of them are not detected. The chance of women contracting this disease is 5 to 8 times more than men. Out of the USA female population, an eighth of them would develop a thyroid disease.

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In UK, females aged between 40 to 50 are more prone to hypothyroidism. The percentage population of people being diagnosed with hypothyroidism is 2%. However, this value 2% is highly debated by doctors as some of them believe that the value such be higher.

In Australia, research has taken place to find out the percentage population with hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.

Females are more prone to hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism in general. However, in the category of females, women aged over 80 have the highest chance of getting these diseases.

There are no exact values that show the number of cases of hypothyroidism in Singapore. However, hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism are the most common thyroid disorders locally. It is also most common in women aged 20 to 50, these women are 5 times more prone to these diseases compared to men.



Links used:
http://www.thyroid.org/media-main/about-hypothyroidism/
http://www.thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/about_the_thyroid/hypothyroidism.html
http://www.thyroid.org.au/Information/doodle.html
https://www.singhealth.com.sg/PatientCare/ConditionsAndTreatments/Pages/Thyroid-Disorders.aspx