Epidemiology

World

• One to two of every 1,000 babies are born with hydrocephalus. That would make approximately 200,000 cases each year of congenital hydrocephalus in infants around the world

• There is no reliable estimate in Africa, but its incidence is likely higher, because of untreated or poorly treated neonatal meningitis and nutritional deficiencies.

•  Example - Uganda: Hydrocephalus - 98 % die by the age of two

USA

• Hydrocephalus occurs in about 1 in every 500 births in the U.S. alone.

• Over 1,000,000 children in the United States currently live with hydrocephalus.

• For every 1,000 babies born in this country, one to two will have hydrocephalus.

• Hydrocephalus is the most common reason for brain surgery in children.