Prevalence and Incidence of Patau syndrome

Patau syndrome: Rare Disease

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

Incidence (annual) of Patau syndrome:

1-in-5000 approximately. ... see also overview of Patau syndrome.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 5,000 or 0.02% or 54,400 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "1-in-5000 approximately." -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Patau syndrome:

54,399 per year, 4,533 per month, 1,046 per week, 149 per day, 6 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "1-in-5000 approximately." -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence statistics for Patau syndrome:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Patau syndrome:

• 0 infants were born alive with Patau Syndrome in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 0 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to Patau Syndrome in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 3 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of Patau Syndrome in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Patau Syndrome occurred in 1.02 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
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