Statistics about Cri-du-chat syndrome

Prevalence and incidence statistics for 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

Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 200,000 or 0.00% or 1,360 people in USA [about data]

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Cri-du-chat syndrome. 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.

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