According to the World Health Organization, surveys involving developing countries, such as Brazil, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Thailand, showed that the burden of arthritis and other rheumatic diseases in such lands is almost “equal to that in the industrialized world. ”
Menurut Organisasi Kesehatan Dunia, survei yang dilakukan di negara - negara berkembang, seperti Brasil, Cile, Cina, Filipina, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Meksiko, Pakistan, dan Thailand, memperlihatkan bahwa dampak artritis dan penyakit rematik lainnya di negara - negara itu hampir ” sama dengan di negara - negara maju ”.