From:  Inflammatory bowel disease in Africa: the current landscape of pharmacological treatments and the promise of emerging innovations

 Incidence rate of IBD in some African countries

CountryIncidence rate (per 100,000 person-years)YearNotesReference
Morocco1.62019The rate for IBD[9]
Algeria3.92019The rate for IBD[13]
Senegal2.762007The rate for IBD[14]
Sudan2.82019The rate for IBD[13]
Egypt4.22019The rate for IBD[13]
Libya2.42019The rate for IBD[13]
Tunisia2.72019The rate for IBD[13]
South Africa1.9 (UC); 1.8 (CD)1980This data are specific to the Colored population group[15]
South Africa5.0 (UC); 2.6 (CD)1980This data is specific to the White population group[15]
South Africa0.6 (UC); 0.3 (CD)1980This data is specific to the Black population group[15]
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CD: Crohn’s disease; IBD: inflammatory bowel disease; UC: ulcerative colitis