Table 5 General analysis of the incidence and mortality of anencephaly per 10,000 births worldwide and continents by sample size, heterogeneity, publication bias
From: Global prevalence of congenital anencephaly: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
Continent | N | Sample size | I2 | Begg and Mazumdar | Prevalence (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Incidence | 15 | 6,284,594 | 99.9 | 0.766 | 8.3 (95% CI 5.5–9.9) |
Mortality | 5 | 31,946,800 | 99.9 | 0.462 | 5.5 (95% CI 1.8–15) |