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Calcium Dashboard – Details by Country

Taiwan (Province of China)


Country Typology: Low disease risk, low intervention/policy environment

Health Data

Preterm Births:

  • GBD Estimates: DALYS per 100,000 [CI]: 135 [109, 163] 1

Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - Preclampsia & Eclampsia Incidence: 2

  • % of Preeclampsia Cases: 1.50%
  • % of Eclampsia Cases: 0.07%
  • % of Combined Preeclampsia and Eclampsia: NR

Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - DALYS & Deaths: 3

  • DALYs per 100,000: 1.37 [0.94, 1.99]
  • Deaths per 100,000: 0.01 [0.01, 0.01]

Bone Fractures Incidence Rate per 100,000 [CI]: 1185.8 [1100.2, 1277.7] 4

Diet and Food Supply

Calcium Intake: 578mg/day (35) 5

Apparent Calcium Intake: 594.5 mg/day 6

Policies

Calcium Fortification:
No fortification policy

Antenatal Care Guidelines:

  • Supplementation Recommendation:
    No recommendation
  • Food-Based Recommendation:
    No recommendation

References:

1 Preterm Births - GBD Estimates
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Accessed 7/23/2025). For terms and conditions of use, please visit http://www.healthdata.org/about/terms-and-conditions

2 Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - Preclampsia & Eclampsia Incidence
Wu, C.T., Kuo, C.F., Lin, C.P., et al. (2021). Association of family history with incidence and gestational hypertension outcomes of preeclampsia. International Journal of Cardiology Hypertension, 9, 100084.

3 Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - DALYS & Deaths
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Accessed 9/16/2024).

4 Bone Fractures
Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network. Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021). Seattle, United States: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), 2022. Available from https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/. (Accessed 7/18/2025).

5 Calcium Intake
Hsu W‐Y, Wu C‐H, Hsieh CT‐C, Lo H‐C, Lin J‐S, Kao M‐D. Low body weight gain, low white blood cell count and high serum ferritin as markers of poor nutrition and increased risk for preterm delivery. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2013;22:90–9.

6 Apparent Calcium Intake
Updated for 2022 based on: Lividini, K., Masters, W.A. Tracing global flows of bioactive compounds from farm to fork in nutrient balance sheets can help guide intervention towards healthier food supplies. Nat Food 3, 703–715 (2022).