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
Greece30
Pakistan80
Italy30
Australia59
Republic of Ireland57
the Netherlands40
the United States808
the United Kingdom297
Poland20600
Unknown21
Germany878
Austria139
Canada80
Malaysia29
South Africa21
the Philippines66
Nigeria32
Switzerland93
India393
the United Arab Emirates26