Prevalence and Incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Rare Disease

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or a subtype of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.

Incidence (annual) of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome:

2 per 1,000 ... see also overview of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 500 or 0.20% or 544,000 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "2 per 1,000" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome:

544,000 per year, 45,333 per month, 10,461 per week, 1,490 per day, 62 per hour, 1 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "2 per 1,000" -- see also general information about data sources]

Death statistics for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome:

The following statistics relate to 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]
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