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Table 2 Coverage of craniosynostosis. (A) Total 2017 craniosynostosis figures (per country) reported by ERN CRANIO member centres, not including successful new applicant data. (B) Total 2017 craniosynostosis figures reported by ERN CRANIO centres (per country), including successful new applicant data

From: ERN CRANIO patient coverage of craniosynostosis in Europe

Country

Number of centres

New patients

Live births 2017

Generated prevalence

(A) Generated prevalence of total craniosynostosis

Higher than expected prevalence (> 7.2 per 10,000 live births)

The Netherlands

2

193

170,000

11.4

Sweden

2

111

115,000

9.7

In expected prevalence range (4.4–7.2 per 10,000 live births)

=

Finland

1

25

50,000

5.0

UK

4

489

755,000

6.5

Under expected prevalence range (< 4.4 per 10,000 live births)

Portugal

1

30

86,000

3.5

France*

1

303

770,000

3.9

Italy

4

142

458,000

3.1

Germany

1

158

785,000

2.0

Spain

2

118

391,000

3.0

(B) Generated prevalence of total craniosynostosis including new applicant data

In expected prevalence range (4.4–7.2 per 10,000 live births)

=

France*

2

375

770,000

4.9

Spain

3

196

391,000

5.0

Italy

5

225

458,000

4.9

Under expected prevalence range (< 4.4 per 10,000 live births)

Germany

2

185

785,000

2.4

  1. The generated prevalence figures are provided per 10,000 live births. Number of live births was retrieved from Eurostat. *One ERN CRANIO member centre in France did not provide the number of new craniosynostosis patients and is therefore not included in these numbers.
  2. over expected prevalence range, = within expected prevalence range, under expected prevalence range