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Statistics about Congenital heart defects

Contents
  1. Congenital heart defects: Introduction
  2. Symptoms
  3. Misdiagnosis
  4. Causes
  5. Hospital Statistics
  6. Death and Mortality
  7. Medical statistics for Congenital heart defects
  8. Prevalence and incidence statistics
  9. Society statistics for Congenital heart defects
  10. About Congenital heart defects statistics

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Congenital heart defects:

See also prevalence and incidence page for Congenital heart defects

Prevalance of Congenital heart defects: 1 million (NHLBI)

Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA [about data]

Incidence (annual) of Congenital heart defects: about 1 in 120 babies

Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 8,159 or 0.01% or 33,333 people in USA [about data]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Congenital heart defects: 33,333 per year, 2,777 per month, 641 per week, 91 per day, 3 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: about 1 in 120 babies

Incidence statistics about Congenital heart defects:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Congenital heart defects:

  • 1,000,000 cases in the USA (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III, 1988-94)
  • 14 infants were born alive with anomalies of cardiac chambers in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 2 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to anomalies of cardiac chambers in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 3 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of anomalies of cardiac chambers in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • Anomalies of cardiac chambers occurred in 6.46 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 2 infants were born alive with common arterial truncus in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 1 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to common arterial truncus in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 1 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of common arterial truncus in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • Common arterial truncus occurred in 1.36 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 8 infants were born alive with transposition of great vessels of the heart in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 1 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to transposition of great vessels of the heart in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 0 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of transposition of great vessels of the heart in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • Transposition of great vessels of the heart occurred in 3.06 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 1 infants were born alive with single heart ventrical in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 0 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to single heart ventrical in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 1 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of single heart ventrical in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • Single heart ventrical occurred in 0.68 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 210 infants were born alive with malformations of cardiac septa in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 3 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to malformations of cardiac septa in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 15 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of malformations of cardiac septa in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • Malformations of cardiac septa occurred in 77.57 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 133 infants were born alive with ventricular septal defect in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 1 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to ventricular septal defect in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 8 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of ventricular septal defect in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • Ventricular septal defect occurred in 48.31 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 73 infants were born alive with atrial septal defect in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 0 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to atrial septal defect in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 0 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of atrial septal defect in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • Atrial septal defect occurred in 24.84 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 11 infants were born alive with atrioventricular septal defect in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 2 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to atrioventricular septal defect in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 4 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of atrioventricular septal defect in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • Atrioventricular septal defect occurred in 5.78 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 19 infants were born alive with tetralogy of fallot in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 0 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to tetralogy of fallot in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 3 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of tetralogy of fallot in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • Tetralogy of fallot occurred in 7.48 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 60 infants were born alive with malformations of heart valves in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 4 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to malformations of heart valves in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 4 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of malformations of heart valves in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • Malformations of heart valves occurred in 23.13 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 1 infants were born alive with tricuspid atresia and stenosis in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 0 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to tricuspid atresia and stenosis in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 0 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of tricuspid atresia and stenosis in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • Tricuspid atresia and stenosis occurred in 0.34 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 1 infants were born alive with Ebstein’s anomaly in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 0 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to Ebstein’s anomaly in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 0 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of Ebstein’s anomaly in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • Ebstein’s anomaly occurred in 0.34 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 7 infants were born alive with aortic valve atresia or stenosis in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 1 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to aortic valve atresia or stenosis in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 1 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of aortic valve atresia or stenosis in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • Aortic valve atresia or stenosis occurred in 3.06 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 3 infants were born alive with hypoplastic left heart in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 1 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to hypoplastic left heart in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 2 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • Hypoplastic left heart occurred in 2.04 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 38 infants were born alive with malformation of great arteries and veins in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 4 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to malformation of great arteries and veins in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 3 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of malformation of great arteries and veins in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • Malformation of great arteries and veins occurred in 15.31 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 13 infants were born alive with coarctation of aorta in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 0 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to coarctation of aorta in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • 1 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of coarctation of aorta in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • Coarctation of aorta occurred in 4.76 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
  • more about incidence...»

Death and mortality statistics for Congenital heart defects:

Deaths from Congenital heart defects: 3,551 deaths (NHLBI 1999)

Death rate extrapolations for USA for Congenital heart defects: 3,551 per year, 295 per month, 68 per week, 9 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 3,551 deaths (NHLBI 1999)

Society statistics for Congenital heart defects

  Hospitalizations for Congenital heart defects: 38,000 (NHLBI 1999)

Hospitalization statistics for Congenital heart defects:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Congenital heart defects:

  • 0.014% (1,775) of hospital consultant episodes were for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 70% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 64% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 36% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 19% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 9.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 6 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 10% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 4% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.019% (10,092) of hospital bed days were for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.047% (5,493) of hospital consultant episodes were for congenital malformations of cardiac septa in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 79% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac septa required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 47% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac septa were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 53% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac septa were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 15% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac septa required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 6.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of cardiac septa in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of cardiac septa in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 17 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for congenital malformations of cardiac septa in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 24% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac septa occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 1% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac septa occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 11% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac septa were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.047% (24,579) of hospital bed days were for congenital malformations of cardiac septa in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.007% (928) of hospital consultant episodes were for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 79% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 51% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 49% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 15% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 6.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 8 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 17% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 8% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.008% (4,033) of hospital bed days were for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.01% (1,312) of hospital consultant episodes were for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 79% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 59% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 41% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 13% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 8.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 16 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 24% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 1% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 11% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.015% (7,483) of hospital bed days were for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.009% (1,193) of hospital consultant episodes were for other congenital malformations of heart in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 83% of hospital consultant episodes for other congenital malformations of heart required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 54% of hospital consultant episodes for other congenital malformations of heart were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 46% of hospital consultant episodes for other congenital malformations of heart were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 26% of hospital consultant episodes for other congenital malformations of heart required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 5.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for other congenital malformations of heart in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for other congenital malformations of heart in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 12 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for other congenital malformations of heart in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 24% of hospital consultant episodes for other congenital malformations of heart occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 1% of hospital consultant episodes for other congenital malformations of heart occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 10% of hospital consultant episodes for other congenital malformations of heart were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.009% (4,713) of hospital bed days were for other congenital malformations of heart in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.026% (3,270) of hospital consultant episodes were for congenital malformations of great arteries in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 76% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great arteries required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 53% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great arteries were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 47% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great arteries were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 16% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great arteries required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 5.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of great arteries in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of great arteries in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 7 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for congenital malformations of great arteries in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 11% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great arteries occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 1% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great arteries occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 3% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great arteries were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.026% (13,796) of hospital bed days were for congenital malformations of great arteries in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.003% (370) of hospital consultant episodes were for congenital malformations of great veins in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 60% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great veins required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 62% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great veins were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 38% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great veins were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 24% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great veins required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 10.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of great veins in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of great veins in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 6 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for congenital malformations of great veins in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 7% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great veins occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great veins occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 4% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great veins were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.004% (2,111) of hospital bed days were for congenital malformations of great veins in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

  Physician office visits for Congenital heart defects: 375,000 (NHLBI 1999)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Congenital heart defects. The term 'prevalence' of Congenital heart defects usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Congenital heart defects at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Congenital heart defects refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Congenital heart defects 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.


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