Ratio of Students Who Have Allergy, in Japan
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology researched about allergy disease that students have. The research was conducted in 2007 in Japan. The following figure shows the percentage of the students who have allergies.
Figure: Percentage of Students Who Have Allergies, in Japan (n = 12,773,554)
| Type of Allergy | Number of students | Percentage |
| Asthma | 730,466 | 5.70% |
| Atopic dermatitis (skin) | 699,086 | 5.50% |
| Allergic rhinitis (nose) | 1,180,749 | 9.20% |
| Allergic conjunctivitis (eyes) | 442,419 | 3.50% |
| Food allergy | 329,423 | 2.60% |
| Anaphylaxis | 18,323 | 0.14% |
Source is Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
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