In general, however, the highest rates of male pattern baldness are found among Caucasian men. The second highest rates belong to Afro-Caribbeans. Native Americans, on the other hand, do not struggle much with male pattern baldness. As mentioned, pattern baldness is genetic, that is, hereditary.
China is a country where the number of people who go bald is very low. Many of the other countries in this region, such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Laos, Sri Lanka, South Korea, and Japan, also have very low percentages of male pattern baldness.
While the numbers are different according to different surveys, it appears that either Greece, Macedonia, or the Czech Republic has the highest rate of baldness in the world. These nations each have over 40% of men with acute hair loss.
1. Czech Republic. We did say number one would be a surprise. The Czech Republic has as many as a staggering 42.79% of men who deal with baldness.
ITALY- Italians are not as severely impacted by baldness as the Czech but a 39% balding rate means lots of bald men!
Of all the Asian countries on the list, Japan came out on top, with an estimated 26.78% of Japanese men bald or balding, at least according to Japan's data. The number is 1.67 times higher than 22 years ago, with only 15.6% of Japanese men losing their hair in 1982.
There are racial differences, however, in the incidence of male pattern baldness. The highest rates are found among Caucasians, followed by Afro-Caribbeans. Chinese and Japanese men have the lowest rates. For some unknown reason, this form of hair loss is does not occur among Native Americans.
Caucasians have the highest hair density among the ethnicities studied. Black people have the lowest. Asian people have hair density that falls somewhere in between.
Already famed for their long, straight, jet black hair, Native Americans have become something of a phenomenon in hair loss research circles. Scientific observation has discovered that some tribes are apparently completely immune to the most common form of hair loss - male pattern baldness.
Hair loss affects four in ten Irish men. But science continues to wage war against receding hairlines, with a wealth of new drugs on the market. It's an irreversible loss that affects four in ten Irish men as well as Hollywood stars, millionaire footballers and the most powerful man in the world.
Androgenetic alopecia (AGA), or pattern hair loss, is a common disorder in Asian men and women, with a reported incidence of up to 73% among general population.
One popular myth is that hair loss in men is passed down from the mother's side of the family while hair loss in women is passed down from the father's side; however, the truth is that the genes for hair loss and hair loss itself are actually passed down from both sides of the family.
Hair density.
According to HealthGuidance, Caucasians have the highest hair density, averaging approximately two hundreds strands of hair per square centimeter.
This may be related to differences in body composition, which is known to differ between ethnic groups. 62, 105 More specifically, black adults were found to have a relatively higher muscle mass (leading to a lower sarcopenia prevalence) compared to whites and Asians.
Caucasian, Asian and Indian hair samples were put to the test for the World's Best Hair study. Their results put an end to any splitting of hairs over the issue: in terms of health, the Indian hair is the best, topping other ethnic groups on all four counts.
Bald white men were rated as being less attractive than their counterparts with hair while also scoring lower on other measures of desirability in a psychological study. Intriguingly, the same study also found that bald Black men were deemed to be no less attractive than those with hair.
Male Pattern Baldness (MPB) is entirely genetic. Pure-bred American Indians are blessed not to have the gene. It allows Native American men the ability to wear long hairstyles throughout life. If you see a bald Native American it is from a non MPB condition, such as alopecia areata or some other skin condition.
Earlier research from South Korea suggested that only 14.1% of the entire male population was affected, while Japanese men were found to develop male pattern baldness approximately a decade later than their European counterparts. But as Han, now 34, later discovered, genetics isn't everything.
Germany - 41.24% men bald or balding. France - 39.24% men bald or balding. UK - 39.23% men bald or balding. USA - 39.04% men bald or balding.
And a rising number of millennials in the USA say they're also experiencing hair loss. Is baldness more common today? The answer to this frequently asked question is yes.
On the other hand, China is a country where the number of men who go bald is the least. Some other countries like Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Malaysia also have low levels of male pattern baldness.
“ Multiple studies have linked male pattern hair loss to lowered self-esteem and decreased confidence. A 2019 study in the International Journal of Trichology found that androgenic alopecia lowered the quality of life for many men, with particular effects in the areas of self-perception and interpersonal relations.
Why are so many men in England bald? The vast majority of men who go bald do so because of a hereditary condition known as androgenetic alopecia, more commonly known as male pattern baldness.
All men inherit a Y chromosome from their father, which means all traits that are only found on the Y chromosome come from dad, not mom. The Supporting Evidence: Y-linked traits follow a clear paternal lineage.