As of 2024, around one in 2,875 babies born in the United States had spina bifida without anencephaly. Spina bifida, anencephaly, and encephalocele are neural tube defects in which the neural tube does not close properly, often resulting in damage to the spinal cord and nerves. This statistic shows the number of live births per one case of select brain/spine birth defects in the United States as of 2024.
Number of live births per one case of select brain/spine birth defects in the United States as of 2024
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CDC. (May 15, 2024). Number of live births per one case of select brain/spine birth defects in the United States as of 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497398/brain-spine-birth-defects-incidence-us/
CDC. "Number of live births per one case of select brain/spine birth defects in the United States as of 2024." Chart. May 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497398/brain-spine-birth-defects-incidence-us/
CDC. (2024). Number of live births per one case of select brain/spine birth defects in the United States as of 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497398/brain-spine-birth-defects-incidence-us/
CDC. "Number of Live Births per One Case of Select Brain/Spine Birth Defects in The United States as of 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497398/brain-spine-birth-defects-incidence-us/
CDC, Number of live births per one case of select brain/spine birth defects in the United States as of 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497398/brain-spine-birth-defects-incidence-us/ (last visited October 20, 2024)
Number of live births per one case of select brain/spine birth defects in the United States as of 2024 [Graph], CDC, May 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497398/brain-spine-birth-defects-incidence-us/
