The following chart by the Pharmaceutical Security Institute (PSI) details the geographical distribution of confirmed counterfeiting incidents in 2011; the issue is increasingly challenging to tackle for the developing world because of the growing volume of fake drugs and the required infrastructure.
Chati hii, kutoka kwa taasisi ya usalama wa madawa inaonyesha sehemu ambazo kulikuwa na visa vya dawa hizi. Suala hili liaendelea kuwa nzito kwa nchi hizi zinazojiendeleza kwa sababu ya kuongezeka kwa dawa hizi na miundombinu inayotakikana.