Table 4.
Studies that reported rates for total NTD burden based on live births only
| Author and reference | Sample size | Cases | Rate (per 1000 live births) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amarin et al. [26] |
61 447 |
16 |
0.95 |
| Aqrabawi [11] |
5088 |
33 |
6.50 |
| Asindi et al. [27] |
82 176 |
64 |
0.78 |
| Bademci et al. [28] |
5499 |
17 |
3.09 |
| Behrooz et al. [29] |
13 262 |
56 |
4.22 |
| Chen et al. [30] |
26 599 |
48 |
1.80 |
| Cherian et al. [31] |
1218 |
10 |
8.21 |
| Cortes et al. [32] |
59 627 |
67 |
1.12 |
| Costa et al. [33] |
9386 |
11 |
1.17 |
| Gu et al. [13] |
6420 |
25 |
3.89 |
| Hertrampf et al. [34] |
117 740 |
114 |
0.97 |
| Kaur et al. [35] |
7400 |
5 |
0.68 |
| Khattak et al. [36] |
5560 |
69 |
12.41 |
| Mandiracioglu et al. [37] |
36 331 |
56 |
1.54 |
| Njamnshi et al. [38] |
52 710 |
98 |
1.86 |
| Pachajoa et al. [39] |
32 995 |
55 |
1.67 |
| Petrova et al. [40] |
141 159 |
298 |
2.11 |
| Pacheco et al. [41] |
24 964 |
124 |
4.97 |
| Ricks et al. [42] |
35 974 |
72 |
2.00 |
| Safdar et al. [24] |
33 489 |
42 |
1.25 |
| Sayed et al. [25] |
46 021 |
45 |
0.98 |
| Wasant et al. [43] |
180 000 |
114 |
0.63 |
| Yuskiv et al. [33] | 75 609 | 38 | 0.50 |