In the present paper

the authors analyze current state of clinical trials for acupuncture treatment of various types of diseases or clinical conditions in countries outside China in the past 30 years.The published top 5 more papers involve disorders of muscle-skeleton and connective tissues(295 papers)

disorders of the nerve system(230)

problems of the department of gynaecology and obstetrics(164)

post-surgical complications(134)

and addiction(70).The top 5 countries having more papers published are Germany(59 papers on disorders of muscle-skeleton and connective tissues

62 on neurological disorders

17 on problems of the department of gynaecology and obstetrics

21 on post-surgical complications

and 8 on addiction)

USA(43 papers on disorders of muscle-skeleton and connective tissues

27 on neurological disorders

24 on problems of the department of gynaecology and obstetrics

27 on post-surgical complications

and 29 on addiction)

British(38 papers on disorders of muscle-skeleton and connective tissues

17 on neurological disorders

14 on post-surgical complications

and 6 on addiction)

Sweden(17 papers on disorders of muscle-skeleton and connective tissues

16 on neurological disorders

and 28 on problems of the department of gynaecology and obstetrics)

and South Korea(14 papers on neurological disorders

5 on post-surgical complications

and 3 on addiction).