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Allergic rhinitis symptom prevalence (proxy for allergy ‘outburst’ susceptibility) by country

Country share of adults reporting allergic rhinitis (hay fever) symptoms—used as a proxy for population susceptible to seasonal allergy outbursts (2022).

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Key Insights

Global Average
16.8%
Median: 15.5%
Countries Covered
56
with available data
Highest
United States of America
30.0%
Lowest
Vietnam
6.0%
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America30.0%
2Australia29.0%
3Canada28.0%
4Netherlands28.0%
5New Zealand27.0%
By Region
Oceania28.0%(2 countries)
North America21.3%(4 countries)
Europe20.4%(23 countries)
South America15.0%(5 countries)
Other13.2%(5 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (6.0%)High (30.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.8%)

Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Europe (23)
South America (5)
Other (5)
Asia (15)
Africa (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Country share of adults reporting allergic rhinitis (hay fever) symptoms—used as a proxy for population susceptible to seasonal allergy outbursts (2022). Source: World Allergy Organization (WAO) – White Book on Allergy (country-comparable survey reporting).

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1United States of America30.0%
2Australia29.0%
3Canada28.0%
4Netherlands28.0%
5New Zealand27.0%
6Sweden27.0%
7Denmark26.0%
8United Kingdom26.0%
9Ireland25.0%
10Japan25.0%
11Norway25.0%
12France24.0%
13Switzerland24.0%
14Belgium24.0%
15Germany23.0%
16Austria22.0%
17Spain21.0%
18Italy20.0%
19South Korea20.0%
20Czech Republic19.0%
21Portugal19.0%
22Poland18.0%
23Brazil18.0%
24Chile17.0%
25Greece17.0%
26Hungary16.0%
27Türkiye16.0%
28The Republic of North Macedonia16.0%
29Colombia15.0%
30Croatia15.0%
31Mexico14.0%
32Romania14.0%
33Bangladesh14.0%
34Bulgaria13.0%
35Guatemala13.0%
36South Africa13.0%
37Argentina13.0%
38Georgia12.0%
39Honduras12.0%
40Lebanon12.0%
41Peru12.0%
42Serbia12.0%
43Singapore12.0%
44United Arab Emirates12.0%
45Saudi Arabia11.0%
46Ukraine11.0%
47Islamic Republic of Iran10.0%
48Russian Federation10.0%
49People's Republic of China9.0%
50Morocco9.0%
51Thailand9.0%
52India8.0%
53Philippines8.0%
54Indonesia7.0%
55Pakistan7.0%
56Vietnam6.0%
Showing 56 of 56 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Allergy Organization (WAO) – White Book on Allergy (country-comparable survey reporting) (2022).

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