This statistic displays the number of individuals estimated to have an intolerance to lactose in selected European countries, in 2012. In the United Kingdom there are an estimated 10.2 million individuals who are lactose intolerant.
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Moo Free. (January 1, 2015). Number of individuals with lactose intolerance in selected European countries in 2012* (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/431801/lactose-intolerance-in-european-countries/
Moo Free. "Number of individuals with lactose intolerance in selected European countries in 2012* (in millions)." Chart. January 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/431801/lactose-intolerance-in-european-countries/
Moo Free. (2015). Number of individuals with lactose intolerance in selected European countries in 2012* (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/431801/lactose-intolerance-in-european-countries/
Moo Free. "Number of Individuals with Lactose Intolerance in Selected European Countries in 2012* (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/431801/lactose-intolerance-in-european-countries/
Moo Free, Number of individuals with lactose intolerance in selected European countries in 2012* (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/431801/lactose-intolerance-in-european-countries/ (last visited June 08, 2025)
Number of individuals with lactose intolerance in selected European countries in 2012* (in millions) [Graph], Moo Free, January 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/431801/lactose-intolerance-in-european-countries/