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Death Statistics for Types of Genetic Disease

Deaths and Genetic Disease:

This section presents information about the death rate statistics for the various types of Genetic Disease.

Death Statistics for Types of Genetic Disease

Disease

Death Rate Estimate

US deaths estimate

Statistic Used for Calculation

Autosomal Genetic Diseases N/A N/A No information
X-linked Genetic Diseases N/A N/A No information
Dominant Genetic Diseases N/A N/A No information
Autosomal Dominant Genetic Diseases N/A N/A No information
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease N/A N/A 540,000 Americans approximately (90% of PKD)
Machado-Joseph Disease N/A N/A rare
Marfan syndrome N/A N/A 1 per 5,000 people are affected by Marfan syndrome worldwide, Genetics Home Reference website
MODY diabetes N/A N/A No information
Otosclerosis N/A N/A as many as 10% of Caucasians have the condition but most do not get symptoms; about 1 in 100 cases actually lose hearing from otosclerosis
X-linked Dominant Genetic Diseases N/A N/A No information
Coffin-Lowry syndrome N/A N/A estimated 7 per 100,000 people have Coffin-Lowry syndrome in western Europe and North America, Genetics Home Reference website
Incontinentia Pigmenti N/A N/A 700 - 1,000 cases of incontinentia pigmenti have been reported, Genetics Home Reference website
Recessive Genetic Diseases N/A N/A No information
Autosomal Recessive Genetic Diseases N/A N/A No information
Alpers Syndrome N/A N/A rare
Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease N/A N/A estimated 1 per 20,000 - 40,000 people suffer from the autosomal recessive type of polycystic kidney disease, Genetics Home Reference website
Cystic Fibrosis approx 1 in 31,000 or 0.00% or 8,774 people in USA 1 per 31,000 Asian American newborns suffer from cystic fibrosis in the US, genetics Home Reference website 1 per 31,000 Asian American newborns suffer from cystic fibrosis in the US, genetics Home Reference website
Sickle Cell Anemia approx 1 in 1,000 or 0.10% or 272,000 people in USA estimated 1 per 1,000 Hispanic Americans are affected by sickle cell disease in the US, Genetics Home Reference website estimated 1 per 1,000 Hispanic Americans are affected by sickle cell disease in the US, Genetics Home Reference website
Spinal Muscular Atrophy type I N/A N/A No information
Spinal Muscular Atrophy type II N/A N/A No information
Spinal Muscular Atrophy type III N/A N/A No information
Tay Sachs N/A N/A No information
Thalassemia approx 1 in 272,000 or 0.00% or 1,000 people in USA 1,000 people with Cooley's anemia (NHLBI) 1,000 people with Cooley's anemia (NHLBI)
Usher Syndrome N/A N/A 16,000 Americans
X-linked Recessive Genetic Diseases N/A N/A No information
Becker Muscular Dystrophy N/A N/A No information
Deuteranopia N/A N/A about 1% of white males
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy N/A N/A No information
Fragile-X Syndrome N/A N/A approximately 1 per 8,000 females suffer from fragile X syndrome, Genetics Home Reference website
Hemophilia approx 1 in 13,600 or 0.01% or 20,000 people in USA 20,000 people in the United States (NHLBI) 20,000 people in the United States (NHLBI)
Progressive Spinobulbar muscular atrophy N/A N/A No information
Protanopia N/A N/A about 1% of white males
Red-green color blindness N/A N/A about 10% of males
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome N/A N/A No information
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia N/A N/A 1-in-100,000
Sporadic Genetic Diseases N/A N/A No information
Germinal mosaicism N/A N/A No information
Y-linked Genetic Diseases N/A N/A No information
Double Dominant Genetic Disease N/A N/A No information
Triplet Repeat Genetic Disorders N/A N/A No information
Adrenoleukodystrophy N/A N/A 1 per 20,000 people suffer from X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, Genetics Home reference website
Adult SMA N/A N/A No information
Adult-onset ALD N/A N/A No information
Albinism N/A N/A No information
Alexander Syndrome N/A N/A rare
Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome N/A N/A very rare; NIAID mentions 58 individuals
Batten Disease N/A N/A No information
Canavan disease N/A N/A 1 per 6,400 - 13,500 people of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage suffer from Canavan disease, Genetics Home Reference website
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder N/A N/A 150,000 people are affected by Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in the US, Genetics Home Reference website
Chronic Granulomatous Disease N/A N/A 1-in-4 million to 5 million (NIAID)
Classic childhood ALD N/A N/A No information
Classic galactosemia N/A N/A No information
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia N/A N/A No information
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome N/A N/A estimated 1 per 250,000 people suffer from the vascular type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Genetics Home Reference website
Epidermolysis bullosa N/A N/A No information
Familial polyposis N/A N/A No information
Fatal familial insomnia N/A N/A No information
Female carrier ALD N/A N/A No information
Fructosuria N/A N/A No information
Galactosemia N/A N/A No information
Gaucher Disease N/A N/A 1 per 50,000 - 100,000 people are affected by Gaucher disease, Genetics Home Reference website
GSS (Gerstmann Sträussler Syndrome) N/A N/A No information
Hallervorden-Spatz disease N/A N/A rare
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia N/A N/A No information
Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue N/A N/A estimated 1 million people in USA with heritable connective tissue disorder (NIAMS)
Hyper-IgM Syndrome N/A N/A No information
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis N/A N/A 1 per 200,000 people are affected by hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, Genetics Home Reference website
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis N/A N/A 1 per 100,000 people suffer from hypokalemic periodic paralysis, Genetics Home Reference website
Infantile Refsum Disease N/A N/A No information
Joubert Syndrome N/A N/A rare
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome N/A N/A 1 per 380,000 people are affected by Lesch-Nyhan syndrome worldwide, Genetics Home Reference website
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy N/A N/A No information
Mobius syndrome N/A N/A rare
Multiple endocrine neoplasia N/A N/A No information
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 N/A N/A 3 per 100,000 up to 20 per 100,000 (NIDDK)
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 N/A N/A about 1 per 300 000 people suffer from multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 in the US, Genetics Home Reference website
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 3 N/A N/A No information
Myotonic Dystrophy N/A N/A Type I myotonic dystrophy accounts for 98% of all cases of myotonic dystrophy, Genetics Home Reference website
Neonatal ALD N/A N/A No information
Neurofibromatosis N/A N/A No information
Neurofibromatosis-1 N/A N/A 1 per 3,000 - 4,000 people suffer from neurofibromatosis type 1 worldwide, Genetics Home Reference website
Niemann-Pick disease N/A N/A No information
Osteogenesis imperfecta N/A N/A 6-7 per 100,000 people are affected by osteogenesis imperfecta worldwide, Genetics Home Reference website
Periodic Paralyses N/A N/A No information
Phenylketonuria N/A N/A 1 per 10,000 - 15,000 newborns are diagnosed with phenylketonuria in the US, Genetics Home Reference website
Polycystic kidney disease N/A N/A 600,000 Americans
Porphyria N/A N/A No information
Progeria N/A N/A over 100 cases of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome have been reported worldwide since 1886, Genetics Home Reference website
Refsum Disease N/A N/A No information
Retinoblastoma N/A N/A 3% of cancers in children under the age of 15 are due to retinoblastomas, Genetics Home Reference website
Rett's syndrome N/A N/A estimated 1 per 10,000 - 22,000 females suffer from Rett syndrome, Genetics Home Reference website
Sandhoff Disease N/A N/A rare
SCID N/A N/A approximately 1-per-500,000 (NIDCD); 1-per-million
Soto's Syndrome N/A N/A rare
Spinal Muscular Atrophy N/A N/A 1 per 6,000 - 10,000 people suffer from spinal muscular atrophy, Genetics Home Reference website
Tuberous sclerosis N/A N/A less than 1 in 10,000
Von Willebrand disease N/A N/A estimated 3 million mostly undiagnosed
Williams Syndrome N/A N/A estimated 1 per 7,500 - 20,000 people suffer from Williams syndrome, Genetics Home Reference website

Health News Related to Deaths and Genetic Disease

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Types of Genetic Disease

For more information about types of Genetic Disease, refer to our section on types of Genetic Disease. See also more information on death information for Genetic Disease.


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