Statistics about Holoprosencephaly

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Holoprosencephaly:

see also prevalence and incidence page for Holoprosencephaly

Incidence (annual) of Holoprosencephaly: 2.38 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 for arhinencephaly/holprosencephaly (University of Ulster, 2003)

Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 285,714 or 0.00% or 951 people in USA [about data]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Holoprosencephaly: 951 per year, 79 per month, 18 per week, 2 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second.

Incidence statistics about Holoprosencephaly:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Holoprosencephaly:

• 3 infants were born alive with arhinencephaly or holprosencephaly in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 1 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to arhinencephaly or holprosencephaly in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 3 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of arhinencephaly or holprosencephaly in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Arhinencephaly or holprosencephaly occurred in 2.38 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)

About statistics:

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