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Table 4 - NHPs used for different purposes in fundamental biology research
Species Human cardiovascular diseases Human nervous and mental disorders Human cancer Other human diseases Studies specific to animal diseases Total
Prosimians 0 383 0 0 0 383
NW primates 58 204 2 810 0 1074
OW primates 53 167 179 2882 9 3290
Total 111 754 181 3692 9 4747
% of total NHP use 2.33 % 15.9 % 3.81 % 77.8 % 0.19 %  
% total animal use 0.026 % 0.05 % 0.020 % 2.28 % 0.006 % 0.068 %

Source: SCHER,  The need for non-human primates in biomedical research, production and testing of products and devices (2009),
Section 3.1.1 Overview on the use of NHPs in research and testing, p. 7 -11.