Table 2.
Frequency of neural tube defect subtype diagnoses among CHAMPS deaths consented for minimally invasive tissue sampling and with neural tube defects anywhere in the mortality causal chain (2017–21)
| Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Kenya | Mali | Mozambique | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anencephaly | 3 (13%) | 6 (26%) | 1 (4) | 0 | 7 (30%) | 2 (9%) | 4 (17%) | 23 |
| Craniorachischisis | 0 | 19 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Iniencephaly | 0 | 4 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Encephalocele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spina bifida | 1 (5%) | 15 (68%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (5%) | 2 (9%) | 3 (14%) | 22 |
| Total | 4 (6%) | 44 (64%) | 1 (1%) | 0 | 9 (13%) | 4 (6%) | 7 (10%) | 69 |
Includes immediate, underlying, and comorbid causes of death. CHAMPS=Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Network.