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Diseases » Cri-du-chat syndrome » Prevalence

Prevalence and Incidence of Cri-du-chat syndrome

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Prevalance of Cri-du-chat syndrome:

1 per 200,000-500,000 newborns are affected by Cri-du-chat syndrome, Genetics Home Reference website ... see also overview of Cri-du-chat syndrome.

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 200,000 or 0.00% or 1,360 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "1 per 200,000-500,000 newborns are affected by Cri-du-chat syndrome, Genetics Home Reference website" -- see also general information about data sources]

Cri-du-chat syndrome: Rare Disease

Cri-du-chat syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Cri-du-chat syndrome, or a subtype of Cri-du-chat syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.

Ophanet, who are a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Cri-du-chat syndrome as a "rare disease". More information about Cri-du-chat syndrome is available from Orphanet

About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Cri-du-chat syndrome usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Cri-du-chat syndrome at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Cri-du-chat syndrome refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Cri-du-chat syndrome 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.