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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
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flagGreece
0%
92%
7%
0%
13
flagPakistan
3%
84%
10%
1%
58
flagthe Philippines
3%
78%
14%
0%
28
flagRepublic of Ireland
0%
77%
9%
13%
22
flagCanada
12%
70%
4%
9%
41
flagNigeria
10%
70%
10%
10%
10
flagthe United States
4%
69%
11%
13%
504
flagthe United Kingdom
5%
69%
13%
10%
140
flagItaly
0%
69%
15%
15%
13
flagGermany
5%
68%
15%
9%
103
flagUnknown
0%
66%
9%
23%
21
flagAustralia
8%
65%
4%
13%
23
flagPoland
5%
64%
15%
13%
16737
flagSweden
0%
63%
9%
27%
11
flagIndonesia
10%
60%
20%
10%
10
flagthe United Arab Emirates
12%
56%
25%
6%
16
flagIndia
13%
55%
15%
14%
202
flagMalaysia
5%
55%
5%
25%
20
flagthe Netherlands
7%
50%
21%
21%
14
flagSwitzerland
20%
50%
20%
10%
10

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