Table 6.
Studies that reported rates for the burden of anencephaly based on live births only
| Author and reference | Sample size | Cases | Rate (per 1000 live births) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asindi et al. [27] |
82 176 |
3 |
0.04 |
| Behrooz et al. [29] |
13 262 |
30 |
2.26 |
| Cherian et al. [31] |
1218 |
3 |
2.46 |
| Costa et al. [44] |
9386 |
1 |
0.11 |
| Khattak et al. [36] |
5560 |
63 |
11.33 |
| Mandiracioglu et al. [45] |
36 331 |
4 |
0.11 |
| Njamnshi et al. [38] |
52 710 |
4 |
0.08 |
| Petrova et al. [40] |
141 159 |
151 |
1.07 |
| Ricks et al. [42] |
35 974 |
10 |
0.28 |
| Safdar et al. [24] |
33 489 |
1 |
0.03 |
| Sayed et al. [25] |
46 021 |
17 |
0.37 |
| Wasant et al. [43] |
180 000 |
45 |
0.25 |
| Yuskiv et al. [33] | 75 609 | 1 | 0.01 |