Prevalence and Incidence of Cleft palate

About prevalence and incidence statistics: The term 'prevalence' of Cleft palate usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Cleft palate at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Cleft palate refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Cleft palate diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

Incidence (annual) of Cleft palate: about 1 in 700 births
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 700 or 0.14% or 388,571 people in USA [about data]

Incidence statistics about Cleft palate: The following statistics relate to the incidence of Cleft palate:

20 infants were born alive with cleft lip with or without palate in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
0 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to cleft lip with or without palate in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
9 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of cleft lip with or without palate in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
Cleft lip with or without palate occurred in 9.87 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
9 infants were born alive with cleft palate in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
0 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to cleft palate in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
4 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of cleft palate in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
Cleft palate occurred in 4.42 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)

Last revision: May 26, 2003

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