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. 2018 Nov 14;8(2):021102. doi: 10.7189/jogh.08.021102

Table 5.

Deaths attributable to inborn errors of metabolism (IEM)

Author Year Location Setting % consanguinity Total LB IEM cases Birth prev/ 105 LB Deaths Deaths/105 LB Case fatality rate (%)
AlObaidy et al [13]
2013
Libya, Tripoli
Urban
86
156006
107
68.6
33
22.4
32.7
Dionisi-Vici et al [23]
2002
Italy, national survey
Urban-Rural
3
5336730
1935
36.3
356
6.4
18.4
Klose et al [32]
2002
Germany
Urban-Rural
N/A
844575
57
6.8
8
1.0
14.0
Couce et al [35]
2011
Spain, Galicia
Urban
N/A
210165
137
65.2
4
1.9
2.9
Frazier et al [36]
2006
USA, North Carolina
Urban
N/A
944078
219
23.3
7
0.7
3.2
Schulze et al [8]
2003
Germany
Urban-Rural
N/A
250000
106
42.4
3
1.2
2.8
Wilcken et al [42] 2009 Australia, national Urban-Rural N/A 1551200 115 7.4 26 1.7 22.6

N/A – not applicable, LB – live birth(s)