Which diseases are exceptionally common among Amishes?

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Since almost all Amish descend from about 200 18th-century founders, genetic disorders that come out due to inbreeding increase the mortality rate among Amish children. In contrast, cancer rates are 56 percent of the national rate.
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flagGreece
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flagPakistan
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84%
8%
1%
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flagItaly
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80%
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flagRepublic of Ireland
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76%
8%
8%
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flagAustralia
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75%
6%
6%
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flagthe Netherlands
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69%
7%
15%
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flagthe United States
6%
67%
11%
13%
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flagthe United Kingdom
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67%
12%
11%
293
flagPoland
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66%
15%
12%
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flagUnknown
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23%
21
flagAustria
10%
63%
19%
5%
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flagCanada
10%
63%
17%
7%
79
flagGermany
5%
62%
23%
7%
825
flagSouth Africa
4%
61%
28%
4%
21
flagthe Philippines
7%
60%
16%
9%
66
flagMalaysia
3%
60%
7%
21%
28
flagNigeria
21%
59%
15%
3%
32
flagIndia
11%
55%
17%
12%
389
flagSwitzerland
8%
55%
29%
5%
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flagthe United Arab Emirates
7%
53%
26%
11%
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