About Thalasseemia Demographics Generic

1. Thalassemia Demographics & Statistics Year 2008

2. DISEASE Genetic Multi-factorial Environment Blood group, Thalassemia, Down syndrome Diabetes, Hypertension, Cancer Tuberculosis, Malaria, Typhoid fever

6. Children born with Thalassemia Disease : World: 100,000/year 12 children in one-hour India: 10,000/year 1 child every hour UAE: 50/year 1 child per week

7. Cost of Treatment (every year): One patient: AED 40,000 700 patients: AED 16 million New cases over next 40 yrs: AED 32 billion

8. Ideal outcome following introduction of screening/education programme for Thalassaemia Major

13. LIFE EXPECTANCY Male: Female: 72.73 y 77.87 y ETHNIC GROUPS Emirati 19% South Asian 50% Other Arab & Iranian 23% Westerners and East Asians 8% July 2005 est. Population: 4.04 million Age 0-14 years: 25.3% 15-64 years: 71.1% 65 years and over: 3.6% Fertility rate: 2.94 children born/woman

14. Cyprus Greece Italy UK BTM births % Pre Natal Diagnosis PROGRAMS The graph demonstrates how thalassemic births were prevented through the implementation of PND programs in various countries