Prognosis of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Onset of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: More common in the first year of life.

Life Expectancy and Survival Rates

Average life years lost from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: 75.6 in North Carolina¹. ...see also deaths and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Deaths and Mortality Rates

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

Estimated mortality rate for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome from incidence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 2,648 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: 2,648 deaths (NHLBI 1999))
• Incidence: 544,000 (USA annual incidence calculated from this data: 2 per 1,000
• 0.49% (ratio of deaths to incidence).
• See also Deaths and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Overview of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Complications:

Complications of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome from the Diseases Database include:

• Cardiac arrest
• more complications...»

See also complications of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Death Statistics for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

The following are statistics from various sources about deaths related to 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]
• more death statistics...»

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Research More

• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Introduction
• Deaths: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• Symptoms: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• Causes: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome usually refers to the likely outcome of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The prognosis of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome may include the duration of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, chances of complications of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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