In 2021, it was estimated that around five babies per 10,000 births in the United States had a cleft lip with or without cleft palate. This rate was lowest among babies born to mothers who were non-Hispanic Black. Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects in which a baby's lip or mouth do not properly form. This statistic shows the rate of cleft lip with or without cleft palate among babies born in the United States in 2021, by maternal race/ethnicity.
Rate of cleft lip with or without cleft palate among babies born in the United States in 2021, by maternal race/ethnicity
(per 10,000 live births)
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BioMed Central (BMC Oral Health). (January 6, 2024). Rate of cleft lip with or without cleft palate among babies born in the United States in 2021, by maternal race/ethnicity (per 10,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497860/rate-of-cleft-lip-with-or-without-cleft-palate-us-by-maternal-race-ethnicity/
BioMed Central (BMC Oral Health). "Rate of cleft lip with or without cleft palate among babies born in the United States in 2021, by maternal race/ethnicity (per 10,000 live births)." Chart. January 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497860/rate-of-cleft-lip-with-or-without-cleft-palate-us-by-maternal-race-ethnicity/
BioMed Central (BMC Oral Health). (2024). Rate of cleft lip with or without cleft palate among babies born in the United States in 2021, by maternal race/ethnicity (per 10,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497860/rate-of-cleft-lip-with-or-without-cleft-palate-us-by-maternal-race-ethnicity/
BioMed Central (BMC Oral Health). "Rate of Cleft Lip with or without Cleft Palate among Babies Born in The United States in 2021, by Maternal Race/Ethnicity (per 10,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497860/rate-of-cleft-lip-with-or-without-cleft-palate-us-by-maternal-race-ethnicity/
BioMed Central (BMC Oral Health), Rate of cleft lip with or without cleft palate among babies born in the United States in 2021, by maternal race/ethnicity (per 10,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497860/rate-of-cleft-lip-with-or-without-cleft-palate-us-by-maternal-race-ethnicity/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Rate of cleft lip with or without cleft palate among babies born in the United States in 2021, by maternal race/ethnicity (per 10,000 live births) [Graph], BioMed Central (BMC Oral Health), January 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497860/rate-of-cleft-lip-with-or-without-cleft-palate-us-by-maternal-race-ethnicity/
