Estimated Birth Rate of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Worldwide

The world’s population low estimate is 6 billion. The world birth rate is about 20 per 1000 which would make the number of births every given year at 12,000,000. (You divide 6 billion by 1000 and multiply by 20.) So – with 12 million babies born every year in the world, if CDH has a rate of 1 in 3,000 – this would be 40,000 born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia in the world every day – again an estimate. (You take 12 million and you divide that by 3000 to get 40,000).


This means in ten years there are 400,000 infants born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia and the death rate for these children is 50% so 200,000 die in 10 years. (Multiply 40,000 by 10.)


Each day in this world approximately 109 babies are born with CDH. About 4 babies an hour are born with CDH in the world every day. (Divide 40,000 by 365 – days in a year you get 109.5… then you divide 109 by 24 – hours – and that is 4 rounded.)


Meanwhile, Muscular Dystrophy has a rate of 1 in 6,000 births for the congenital form of this disease. They have Jerry Lewis and a Telethon that earns 65 million dollars for research. MD deserves this funding and recognition.



So does congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Peyton's Promise - Run - Walk May 16th

Peyton's Promise

2009 Family Fun 5K Run/2K Walk

Please bring your family out for a day of fun and help us raise money for babies born with CDH.

Date: Saturday, May 16, 2009

Registration Time: 9:30

Race Start: 11:00

Location: JFK and Promenade, Sea Isle CityPrice:

Adults $25 (pre-registration by May 6th $20)

Kids aged 5-12: $10, Kids under 5: Free!

*additional donations are welcome*If you can not make the race, but would like to make a donation, please send checks to Peyton's Promise, PO Box 122, Sea Isle City, NJ 08243.