Continent | No. of countries | Total population (millions) | No. of withdrawn products | Rate of withdrawals/million population | Rates of withdrawal/country | RR of withdrawal per country versus Africa (95 % CI)a | a P value versus Africa |
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Africa | 54 | 1111 | 63 | 0.06 | 1.17 | – | – |
Asia | 46 | 4427 | 150 | 0.03 | 3.26 | 1.42 (1.18–1.71) | 0.001 |
Australasia & Oceania | 11 | 30 | 32 | 1.07 | 2.91 | 1.38 (1.08–1.76) | 0.045 |
Europe | 50 | 742.5 | 309 | 0.42 | 6.18 | 1.60 (1.34–1.90) | <0.0005 |
N. America | 23 | 528.7 | 134 | 0.25 | 5.83 | 1.59 ( 1.32–1.90) | <0.0005 |
S. America | 12 | 387.5 | 65 | 0.17 | 5.42 | 1.57 (1.29–1.90) | <0.0005 |