Authors: Ambika Gopalakrishnan Unnikrishnan et al. Abstract: Thyroid diseases are common worldwide, with a significant disease burden in India. According to a projection from various studies on thyroid disease, it has been estimated that about 42 million people in India suffer from thyroid diseases.
This review focuses on the epidemiology of five common thyroid diseases in India: hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, goitre and iodine deficiency disorders, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and thyroid cancer. This review will also briefly cover the exciting work that is in progress to ascertain the normal reference range of thyroid hormones in India, especially in pregnancy and children.
