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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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Cancers
Genetic disorders
Mental disorders
Viral infections
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flagPakistan
2%
87%
8%
1%
72
flagGreece
0%
85%
14%
0%
27
flagItaly
0%
77%
13%
9%
22
flagRepublic of Ireland
2%
75%
10%
10%
37
flagAustralia
6%
73%
8%
6%
45
flagCanada
10%
70%
6%
10%
47
flagthe United States
4%
69%
11%
12%
621
flagthe United Kingdom
4%
69%
13%
11%
223
flagUnknown
0%
66%
9%
23%
21
flagPoland
4%
65%
15%
13%
18737
flagGermany
4%
64%
21%
8%
296
flagthe Netherlands
8%
64%
12%
16%
25
flagthe Philippines
6%
63%
17%
8%
46
flagSouth Africa
5%
63%
26%
5%
19
flagMalaysia
4%
62%
4%
20%
24
flagthe United Arab Emirates
9%
61%
23%
4%
21
flagNigeria
20%
60%
13%
6%
15
flagIndia
12%
57%
15%
12%
295
flagAustria
17%
53%
17%
8%
56
flagSwitzerland
9%
48%
32%
9%
31

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