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Table 1 Consanguinity rates in Arab populations. Minimum and maximum reported rates are indicated when available

From: Consanguinity and reproductive health among Arabs

Country

>1C, 1C

Overall consanguinity

References

Algeria

11.3

22.6-34

[14, 100]

Bahrain

24.5

39.4-45.5

[10, 101]

Egypt

14.3-23.2

20.9-32.8

[15, 70, 102–104]

Egypt (Nubia)

39-47.2

60.5-80.4

[105, 106]

Iraq

29-33

47-60

[86, 107–109]

Jordan

19.5-39

28.5-63.7

[6, 9, 43, 110–113]

Kuwait

16.9-31.7

22.5-64.3

[114–117]

Lebanon

6.7-31.6

12.8-42

[4, 5, 118–120]

Libya

 

48.4

[121]

Mauritania

 

47.2

[93]

Morocco

8.6-10

19.9-28

[21, 122–124]

Oman

24.1

56.3

[125]

Palestine

13.6-34.2

17.5-66.3

[7, 11–13, 71, 126–129]

Qatar

34.8

54

[19]

Saudi Arabia

24.6-42.3

42.1-66.7

[67, 84, 99, 130, 131]

Sudan

44.2-49.5

44.2-63.3

[66, 132, 133]

Syria

28.7

30-3-39.8

[16, 134]

Tunisia

17.4-23

20.1-39.3

[18, 9, 135, 136]

United Arab Emirates

20.7-28.2

40-54.2

[20, 36, 137]

Yemen

32-34

40-44.7

[17, 138]

  1. For comprehensive details and additional data, see Additional File 1.
  2. Abbreviations: [>1C] = Double first-cousin marriage; [1C] = First-cousin marriage.