From pets, to foods, to metals; anything can be an allergen in today’s world. But what are the people of Philippines most allergic to?
New research from William Russell has identified the most common allergies in the world’s most populated countries. According to the research, the most common allergy in the Philippines has been revealed to be the latex allergy. It saw an average of 78,500 searches between April 2021 – March 2022. Latex can be found in products such as balloons, bandages, rubber bands, condoms and of course, rubber gloves.
Pollen allergies are the most common in 39 out of the 100 most populated countries in the world, followed by latex allergies, which are the most common allergy in 19 of the world’s most populated countries.
In terms of the most common allergies worldwide, dog allergies top our list, with around 633,000 annual Google searches, followed by penicillin allergies, with 561,600 annual Google searches.
See the most common allergies in 10 of the world’s highest populated countries below:
|
Country |
Most Common Allergy |
Average Number of Searches |
|
Philippines |
Latex allergy |
78,500 |
|
Canada |
Penicillin allergy |
35,300 |
|
United States |
Dog allergy |
33,100 |
|
United Kingdom |
Penicillin allergy |
8,100 |
|
Australia |
Penicillin allergy |
2,900 |
|
Romania |
Cat allergy |
1,290 |
|
Brazil |
Cat allergy |
1,140 |
|
Greece |
Water allergy |
1,020 |
|
Portugal |
Cat allergy |
790 |
|
Madagascar |
Cat/Mold allergy |
60 |
Meanwhile, here are the top 5 most common allergies across the world:
|
Rank |
Allergy |
Global Average Number of Google Searches |
|
1 |
Dog allergy |
633,000 |
|
2 |
Penicillin allergy |
561,600 |
|
3 |
Pollen allergy |
513,900 |
|
4 |
Latex allergy |
507,200 |
|
5 |
Cat allergy |
419,400 |
You can see the full research here.
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