Guess the Map 12: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Hate Mercator

[Kyriakos]

Grey is unknown.

Interesting that there are stats for a tiny number in Zimbabwe, but nothing for the vastness of Russia-China-India ^_^

 

[The_J]

Life insurances or something like that?
(well, can get rid of that)
Baldness?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Pregnancies, or abortions?

Nope.

Life insurances or something like that?
(well, can get rid of that)
Baldness?

Nope.

 

[Synobun]

Is it disease incidence?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Is it disease incidence?

Yes.

 

[Synobun]

Now just to figure out the disease, I guess.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I'll give another hint: It's not contagious.

 

[Synobun]

Is it a deficiency of some kind or specifically disease?

 

[cardgame]

scurvy or jaundice?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Is it a deficiency of some kind or specifically disease?

Not a deficiency. It's a disease.

scurvy or jaundice?

No. I believe they're curable anyways (you can get rid of them).

 

[cardgame]

Huntington's>?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Huntington's>?

No, but you're getting closer.

 

[H4run]

Cancer

 

[cardgame]

alzheimer

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Cancer

No.

alzheimer

No. Still warm though.

 

[Synobun]

Dementia

General incidence rate for neurological wasting conditions

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Dementia

No.

General incidence rate for neurological wasting conditions

No. It's not neurodegenerative, but still warm.

 

[MaryKB]

Autism?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Autism?

No.

 

[amadeus]

Would it be fair to classify this as some sort of mental illness, or would this be a primarily physical condition?

I’m looking at the low incidence rates in Japan and Taiwan, and the only thing that popped into my mind is wheelchair usage. I’ve noticed few people use them here, aside from the elderly who are often being moved around by caregivers. Why so low relative to the U.S., I really don’t know.