Statistics about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

About statistics: This page presents a variety of statistics about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The term 'prevalence' of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 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.

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: (see also prevalence and incidence page for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
Incidence (annual) of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: 2 per 1,000
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 500 or 0.20% or 544,000 people in USA [about data]

Death and mortality statistics for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome:
Deaths from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: 2,648 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
Death statistics for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and 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]

Average life years lost for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: 75.6 in North Carolina¹.

Society statistics for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Hospitalization statistics for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome:

0.0001% (10) of hospital consultant episodes were for sudden infant death syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for sudden infant death syndrome required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
60% of hospital consultant episodes for sudden infant death syndrome were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
40% of hospital consultant episodes for sudden infant death syndrome were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
70% of hospital consultant episodes for sudden infant death syndrome required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for sudden infant death syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for sudden infant death syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for sudden infant death syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for sudden infant death syndrome occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for sudden infant death syndrome occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for sudden infant death syndrome were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.00001% (7) of hospital bed days were for sudden infant death syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

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Footnotes:
1. Years of Potential Life Lost in North Carolina, NCMJ March/April 2002, Volume 63, Number 2

Last revision: June 18, 2003

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