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Statistics about Birth Injury
Prevalence and incidence statistics for Birth Injury:
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Incidence (annual) of Birth Injury: 7 per 1,000 births1.
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 9,714 or 0.01% or 28,000 people in USA [about data]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Birth Injury: 28,000 per year, 2,333 per month, 538 per week, 76 per day, 3 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: 7 per 1,000 births1.
Incidence statistics about Birth Injury:
The following statistics relate to the incidence of Birth Injury:
- 6.68 birth trauma injuries occurred per 1,000 live births in the US 2000 (National Healthcare Quality Report, AHRQ, DHHS, 2003)
- 6.83 birth trauma injuries occurred per 1,000 live male births in the US 2000 (National Healthcare Quality Report, AHRQ, DHHS, 2003)
- 5.06 birth trauma injuries occurred per 1,000 live female births in the US 2000 (National Healthcare Quality Report, AHRQ, DHHS, 2003)
- 7.15 birth trauma injuries occurred per 1,000 live births in private, not-for-profit hospitals in the US 2000 (National Healthcare Quality Report, AHRQ, DHHS, 2003)
- 4.33 birth trauma injuries occurred per 1,000 live births in private, for-profit hospitals in the US 2000 (National Healthcare Quality Report, AHRQ, DHHS, 2003)
- 6.11 birth trauma injuries occurred per 1,000 live births in public hospitals in the US 2000 (National Healthcare Quality Report, AHRQ, DHHS, 2003)
- 5.36 birth trauma injuries occurred per 1,000 live births in hospitals with less than 100 beds in the US 2000 (National Healthcare Quality Report, AHRQ, DHHS, 2003)
- 5.45 birth trauma injuries occurred per 1,000 live births in hospitals with 100 to 299 beds in the US 2000 (National Healthcare Quality Report, AHRQ, DHHS, 2003)
- 8.57 birth trauma injuries occurred per 1,000 live births in hospitals with 300 to 499 beds in the US 2000 (National Healthcare Quality Report, AHRQ, DHHS, 2003)
- 7.1 birth trauma injuries occurred per 1,000 live births in hospitals with over 500 beds in the US 2000 (National Healthcare Quality Report, AHRQ, DHHS, 2003)
- more about incidence...»
About statistics:
This page presents a variety of statistics about Birth Injury. The term 'prevalence' of Birth Injury usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Birth Injury at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Birth Injury refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Birth Injury diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
Footnotes:
1. Childhood Symptoms, Edward R. Brace, John P. Pacanowski, Ed Weiner, 1992
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