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 highest among babies born to mothers with a BMI of 35 to 39.9, putting them in the category of Obese II. 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 the mother's body mass index (BMI).
Rate of cleft lip with or without cleft palate among babies born in the United States in 2021, by body mass index
(per 10,000 live births)
BMI was categorized as underweight (<18.5), normal (18.5–24.9), overweight (25–29.9), obese I (30–34.9), obese II (35–39.9), and extremely obese (≥ 40)
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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 body mass index (per 10,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497865/rate-of-cleft-lip-with-or-without-cleft-palate-us-by-bmi/
BioMed Central (BMC Oral Health). "Rate of cleft lip with or without cleft palate among babies born in the United States in 2021, by body mass index (per 10,000 live births)." Chart. January 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497865/rate-of-cleft-lip-with-or-without-cleft-palate-us-by-bmi/
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 body mass index (per 10,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497865/rate-of-cleft-lip-with-or-without-cleft-palate-us-by-bmi/
BioMed Central (BMC Oral Health). "Rate of Cleft Lip with or without Cleft Palate among Babies Born in The United States in 2021, by Body Mass Index (per 10,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497865/rate-of-cleft-lip-with-or-without-cleft-palate-us-by-bmi/
BioMed Central (BMC Oral Health), Rate of cleft lip with or without cleft palate among babies born in the United States in 2021, by body mass index (per 10,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497865/rate-of-cleft-lip-with-or-without-cleft-palate-us-by-bmi/ (last visited October 20, 2024)
Rate of cleft lip with or without cleft palate among babies born in the United States in 2021, by body mass index (per 10,000 live births) [Graph], BioMed Central (BMC Oral Health), January 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497865/rate-of-cleft-lip-with-or-without-cleft-palate-us-by-bmi/
