Statistics on Sickle Cell Anemia

Till recently, not much in the way of statistics on sickle cell anemia was available but with the growing awareness and concern, these statistics are becoming available as a result of a number of studies.

It is estimated from the available statistics on sickle cell anemia that 1 out of every 400 African Americans has sickle cell and that Sickle Cell anemia affects 8 out of 100,000 people.

Some detailed prevalence statistics on sickle cell anemia are as follows:

Estimated 1 per 1,000 Hispanic Americans are affected by sickle cell disease in the US while the Prevalance Rate is approximately 1 in 1,000 or 0.10% or 272,000 people in the whole of the USA. However, these figures are only illustrative and may change with time. Annual Incidence of Sickle Cell Anemia is 1 per 500 African American births and 1 per 1,000-1,400 Hispanic-American births while most cases occur in those with African ancestors in America.
Approximately 2 million people carry the sickle cell genetic trait in America and 1 in 12 African Americans carry the sickle cell trait in America. [1]

Sources:
CBCF Health Organization, 2004. Statistics on Sickle Cell Anemia

Statistics on Sickle Cell Anemia

STATISTICS ON SICKLE CELL ANEMIA:

1. Till recently, not much in the way of statistics on sickle cell anemia was available but with the growing awareness and concern, these statistics are becoming available as a result of a number of studies.

2. The National Women's Health Information Center of the US Department of Health and Human Services estimates that about 1 in 600 Americans of African descent gets the defective gene responsible for sickle cell anemia from both his / her parents and is, thus, born with this disease. However, 1 in 12 African Americans inherit the gene from only one parent and, so, are not born with the disease. They remain carriers, though, and pass on the sickle cell anemia gene to their children.

3. Some detailed statistics on sickle cell anemia are presented in the subsequent paragraphs. As per the sickle cell anemia statistics and figures provided by the CBCF Health Organization, it is estimated that 1 per 1,000 Hispanic Americans are affected by sickle cell disease in the US while the Prevalence Rate is approximately 1 in 1,000 or 272,000 people in the whole of the USA. However, these figures are only illustrative and may change with time. The CBCF sickle cell anemia statistics also peg the Annual Incidence of Sickle Cell Anemia at 1 per 500 African American births and 1 per 1,000-1,400 Hispanic-American births. Other sickle cell anemia statistics from the CBCF Health organization show that approximately 2 million people carry the sickle cell genetic trait in America.

4. A Statistical Brief by Claudia A. Steiner, M.D., M.P.H. and Jeffery L. Miller, M.D was presented in December 2006 and analyzes data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) on nationwide hospitalizations for sickle cell disease from 1994 through 2004. The sickle cell anemia statistics thrown up by this study show that more women (53 %) than men (47%) fall prey to this disease. The statistics also show that people in the age group 18-44 (66%), living in large metros (69.6%) and with low median income of between $0 to $ 35,999 (54.9 %) are the most affected by sickle cell anemia. The sickle cell anemia statistics also show that 31 % of patients admitted to US hospitals have undergone blood transfusions, 29% were admitted as a result of infections and then diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. Statistics also hold pulmonary infections responsible for 27 % of the hospitalizations.