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The State of
Thyroid Health Today
ABOUT 42 MILLION PEOPLE SUFFER FROM
THYROID DISORDERS IN INDIA
Source: Research Paper By Ambika Gopalakrishnan Unnikrishnan, Usha V. Menon. Department of
Endocrinology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
THE GLOBAL GOITER PREVALENCE
IS MORE THAN 2 BILLION WITH MORE
THAN 40 MILLION IN INDIA
Source: Shah SN, Joshi SR. Goiter and Goitrogenesis–some insights. JAPI 2000;48(Supp 1):13-4.
STUDIES SHOW PREVALENCE OF
5 . 4 % HYPOTHYROIDISM
1 . 9 % HYPERTHYROIDISM
7 . 5 % OF AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS
Source: Abraham R, Murugan VS, Pukazhvanthen P and Sen SK. Thyroid Disorders in Women of
Puducherry. Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry 2009;24:52-59.