3,637 people in the United States died from congenital cardiovascular defects in 2005. At least 15 types of cardiovascular defects are recognized, with many additional anatomic variations.
- Thousands of babies are born each year with cardiovascular defects. Of these,
- 4–10 percent have atrioventricular septal defects.
- 8–11 percent have coarctation of the aorta.
- 9–14 percent have tetralogy of Fallot.
- 10–11 percent have transposition of the great arteries.
- 14–16 percent have ventricular (ven-TRIK'u-ler) septal defects.
- 4–8 percent have hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
- About 650,000 to 1,300,000 people in the United States with cardiovascular defects are alive today.
- 2004 death rates per 100,000 people for congenital cardiovascular defects were 1.3 for white males, 1.4 for black males, 1.1 for white females and 1.4 for black females.
- Crude infant death rates (under 1 year) are 39.0 per 100,000 white infants and 47.7 per 100,000 black infants.
- From 1995 to 2005 death rates for congenital cardiovascular defects declined 42.1 percent, while the actual number of deaths declined 27.3 percent.
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