Deaths from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Deaths

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is a major cause of death in infants under one year old.

Deaths from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: 2,648 deaths (NHLBI 1999)

Death Rate Extrapolation

Death rate extrapolations for USA for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: 2,648 per year, 220 per month, 50 per week, 7 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this automatic extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 2,648 deaths (NHLBI 1999)

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Life Years Lost

Average life years lost from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: 75.6 in North Carolina¹.

Death statistics for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome:

SIDS caused 26.5% of deaths for non-neonate infants in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
SIDS caused 9.5% of deaths less than 1 year old in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]

Deaths from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: medical news summaries

The following medical news items are relevant to death from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome:

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Hospitalization Statistics

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome:

0.0001% (10) of hospital consultant episodes were for sudden infant death syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for sudden infant death syndrome required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
60% of hospital consultant episodes for sudden infant death syndrome were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
40% of hospital consultant episodes for sudden infant death syndrome were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
70% of hospital consultant episodes for sudden infant death syndrome required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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