CHD Facts
- Congenital Heart Defects are the #1 birth defect. (American Heart Association)
- Congenital Heart Defects are the #1 cause of birth defect related deaths. (American Heart Association)
- Approximately 1 out of every 100 babies are born each year with some type of Congenital Heart Defect - approx. 40,000/year (Children’s Heart Foundation)
- Nearly twice as many children die from Congenital Heart Defects in the United States each year as from all forms of childhood cancers combined, yet CHD research receives only one fifth the funding. (Children’s Heart Foundation)
- This year approximatelly 4,000 babies will not live to see their first birthday because of Congenital Heart Defects. (Children's Heart Foundation)
