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Global Health Policy · Atlas Edition

The worldwide recognition of Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity

A geographic survey of how governments, courts, and health authorities have formally addressed EHS as a diagnosable functional impairment, occupational disease, or environmental sensitivity.

Formal Recognition
13countries
Under Review
8jurisdictions
First Recognition
2000Sweden
Coverage
2000–2026
Formally Recognized
Partial / Under Review
Not Recognized
Insufficient Data
Projection Equirectangular · Data 08/2026
North Pacific South Pacific North Atlantic South Atlantic Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean Arctic Ocean N
Chronology

A quarter century of recognition

Key regulatory, judicial, and scientific milestones — beginning with Sweden's 2000 designation of EHS as a functional impairment.

2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
2026

Methodology: Recognition status reflects formal government, judicial, or medical-institution acknowledgement of EHS as a diagnosable condition, functional impairment, or occupational disease. "Partial" denotes jurisdictions with regional recognition, ongoing parliamentary review, or accommodating disability-access precedents without federal policy. Sources: national health ministries, court records, ANSES, WHO, IARC, ARPANSA, ICNIRP, BioInitiative 2020, EU ecodesign regulation (EU) 2023/826 covering wireless-charger standby power, and public EHS policy reviews through 08/2026.

Research context: The March 2026 Environmental Health analysis found current ICNIRP/FCC thermal limits may be 15–900× too high to prevent cancer risk; ICNIRP acknowledged critical knowledge gaps in January 2025. ARPANSA is leading two WHO-commissioned systematic reviews, and 13+ countries now formally recognise EHS in some form.

Rev. 08/2026
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