Prevalence and Incidence of Edwards Syndrome

Prevalance of Edwards Syndrome:

1 per 5,000 - 6,000 newborns are affected by Trisomy 18, Genetics Home Reference website ... see also overview of Edwards Syndrome.

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 5,000 or 0.02% or 54,400 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "1 per 5,000 - 6,000 newborns are affected by Trisomy 18, Genetics Home Reference website" -- see also general information about data sources]

Edwards Syndrome: Rare Disease

Edwards Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Edwards Syndrome, or a subtype of Edwards 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 Edwards Syndrome as a "rare disease". More information about Edwards Syndrome is available from Orphanet

Incidence (annual) of Edwards Syndrome:

1-in-3000 approximately. ... see also overview of Edwards Syndrome.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 3,000 or 0.03% or 90,666 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "1-in-3000 approximately." -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Edwards Syndrome:

90,666 per year, 7,555 per month, 1,743 per week, 248 per day, 10 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "1-in-3000 approximately." -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence statistics for Edwards Syndrome:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Edwards Syndrome:

• 0 infants were born alive with Edward Syndrome in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 0 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to Edward Syndrome in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 0 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of Edward Syndrome in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Edward Syndrome occurred in 0 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
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