Legal Status of Chiropractic by Country

Note: Listed according to the 7 world regions adopted by the World Federation of Chiropractic. In most other countries there are no chiropractors in practice, and national health authorities have not considered recognition or lack of recognition.

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Legend:
^a Legal pursuant to legislation to accept and regulate chiropractic practice
^b Legal pursuant to general law.
^c Legal status unclear, but de facto recognition.
^dLegal status unclear and risk of prosecution

African Region

Botswana^aEthiopia^bGhana^bKenya^bLesotho^aMauritius^bNamibia^aNigeria^aSouth Africa^aSwaziland^aUganda^c
Zambia^b
Zimbabwe^a

Asian Region

China^cHong Kong – SAR China^aIndia^c
Indonesia^d
Japan^bMalaysia^b
Philippines^aSingapore^b
South Korea^d
Taiwan^dThailand^a
Vietnam^c

Eastern Mediterranean Region

Bahrain^a
Cyprus^a
Egypt^b
Iran^a
Israel^a
Jordan^b
Lebanon^b
Libya^b
Morocco^cQatar^a
Saudi Arabia^a
Syria^c
Turkey^aUnited Arab Emirates^a

European Region

Austria^c
Belgium^b
Croatia^b
Denmark^a
Estonia^b
Finland^a
France^a
Germany^b
Greece^c
Hungary^c
Iceland^a
Ireland^b
Italy^a
Liechtenstein^a
Luxembourg^b
Malta^a
Netherlands^b
Norway^a
Portugal^a
Russian Federation^b
Serbia^a
Slovakia^b
Spain^d
Sweden^a
Switzerland^a
United Kingdom^a

Latin American Region

Argentina^b
Bolivia^a
Brazil^b
Chile^b
Colombia^b
Costa Rica^a
Ecuador ^b
Guatemala^a
Honduras ^b
Mexico^a
Panama^a
Peru^b
Venezuela^b

North American Region

Bahamas^a
Barbados^a
Belize^b
Bermuda^b
British Virgin Islands^b
Canada^a
Cayman Islands^a
Jamaica^b
Leeward Islands^a
Puerto Rico^a
Trinidad & Tobago^bTurks & Caicos^a
United States^a
US Virgin Islands^b