The Amish population experiences higher rates of certain genetic disorders like blood disorders and metabolic disorders compared to the general population, due to their small gene pool from descending from a few original 17th century immigrants. This "Founder's Effect" has led to increased occurrences of autosomal recessive genetic disorders being inherited from both parents. Additionally, the Amish may have undiagnosed chronic illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease at higher rates. They also experience more accidents both on farms and in automobile-buggy collisions, many of which prove fatal.

1. AMISH and Common Health
Problems
Colleen Stack

2. Amish
 Amish populations have higher
incidences of particular genetic
disorders including
 Blood Disorders
 Unusual Distribution of Blood Type
 Various Metabolic Disorders

3. Amish
 Genetic disorders/ birth defects
 The Amish experience higher
incidence rates for genetic disorders
 Most Amish are descendents of the
few original Amish immigrants of the
17th century (“Founder’s Effect”)

4.  The practice of only marrying another Amish has created a
small gene pool.
 Increased occurrence of autosomal recessive genetic
disorders (defected genes inherited from both mother and
father) among the Amish.
 Amish may have undiagnosed chronic illness including
 Hypertension, Diabeties, Heart Disease

5. Amish
 Prone to higher accident rates on and
away from the farm
 There are hundreds of automobile-
buggy accidents
 Many of these automoblile-buggy
accidents are fatal
 Most Amish Orders put reflective signs
and lights on their buggies