Which diseases are exceptionally common among Amishes?
Cancers
Genetic disorders
Mental disorders
Viral infections
Since almost all Amish descend from about 200 18th-century founders, genetic disorders that come out due to inbreeding increase the mortality rate among Amish children. In contrast, cancer rates are 56 percent of the national rate.
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Answers by country
Cancers
Genetic disorders
Mental disorders
Viral infections
answers
Greece
30
Pakistan
79
Italy
30
Australia
58
Republic of Ireland
57
the Netherlands
39
the United States
789
the United Kingdom
295
Poland
20468
Unknown
21
Austria
137
Germany
844
Canada
80
Malaysia
29
South Africa
21
the Philippines
66
Nigeria
32
Switzerland
90
India
391
the United Arab Emirates
26