Pooled global seroprevalence of celiac disease

1.4%

percent of people, worldwide (meta-analysis)

“The pooled global prevalence of celiac disease was 1.4% (95% confidence interval, 1.1%-1.7%) in 275,818 individuals, based on positive results from tests for anti-tissue transglutaminase and/or anti-endomysial antibodies (called seroprevalence).”

Singh et al., Global Prevalence of Celiac Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018, 2018

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Biopsy-confirmed prevalence was 0.7% in the same paper.

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