Table 10.
Studies that reported rates for the burden of anencephaly based on live births, stillbirths and terminations of pregnancy
| Author and reference | Sample size | Cases | Rate (per 1000 live births, stillbirths and terminations) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aguiar et al. [55] |
18 807 |
24 |
1.28 |
| Cortes et al. [32] |
60 072 |
37 |
0.62 |
| Cortes et al. [12] |
486 779 |
147 |
0.30 |
| Dai et al. [46] |
2 281 616 |
1140 |
0.50 |
| Golalipour et al. [47] |
37 951 |
43 |
1.40 |
| Golalipour et al. [12] |
30 639 |
35 |
0.92 |
| Golalipour et al. [48] |
49 534 |
56 |
1.13 |
| Gu et al. [13] |
6420 |
53 |
8.26 |
| Li et al. [10] |
11 534 |
75 |
6.50 |
| Liu et al. [49] |
99 888 |
42 |
0.42 |
| Mahadevan et al. [45] |
54 738 |
98 |
1.80 |
| Nazer et al. [50] |
434 624 |
311 |
0.72 |
| Noraihan et al. [51] |
34 109 |
25 |
0.73 |
| Onrat et al. [52] |
8631 |
12 |
1.39 |
| Rad et al. [53] |
14 121 |
78 |
5.52 |
| Yuskiv et al. [33] | 75 928 | 62 | 0.82 |