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Debas HT, Donkor P, Gawande A, et al., editors. Essential Surgery: Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 1). Washington (DC): The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank; 2015 Apr 2. doi: 10.1596/978-1-4648-0346-8_ch8

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Table 8.2Burden of Disease due to Congenital Anomalies

AnomalyDALYs (thousand)YLDs
Cardiac20,760565
Neural tube10,075759
Down syndrome2,9391,225
Cleft lip709254
Other chromosomal2,941694
Other congenital20,2721,835
Total57,6965,332

Note: DALYs = disability-adjusted life years; YLDs = years living with disability.

From: Chapter 8, Surgical Interventions for Congenital Anomalies

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