Research Article
Congenital Malformations in the Moroccan Surveillance System: Contribution to Prevalence Estimation
Table 1
Prevalence per 1000 LBs of NTDs by type in Morocco from 2017 to 2021.
| Regions | Total number of birth live from 2017 to 2021 | Number of NTDs | Prevalence of NTDs | Number of spina bifida | Prevalence of spina bifida | Number of anencephaly | Prevalence of anencephaly |
| Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima | 243443 | 226 | 0.93 | 107 | 0.44 | 119 | 0.49 | Oriental | 130639 | 231 | 1.77 | 179 | 1.37 | 52 | 0.40 | Fes-Meknes | 298220 | 240 | 0.80 | 119 | 0.40 | 121 | 0.41 | Rabat-Sale-Kenitra | 313130 | 139 | 0.44 | 73 | 0.23 | 66 | 0.21 | Beni Mellal-Khenifra | 163842 | 222 | 1.35 | 130 | 0.79 | 92 | 0.56 | Grand Casablanca-Settat | 370040 | 169 | 0.46 | 104 | 0.28 | 65 | 0.18 | Marrakech-Safi | 346092 | 201 | 0.58 | 113 | 0.33 | 88 | 0.25 | Daraa-Tafilalet | 123776 | 156 | 1.26 | 67 | 0.54 | 89 | 0.72 | Souss-Massa | 175294 | 206 | 1.18 | 87 | 0.50 | 119 | 0.68 | Guelmim-Oued Noun | 33748 | 27 | 0.80 | 11 | 0.33 | 16 | 0.47 | Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra | 33502 | 29 | 0.87 | 10 | 0.30 | 19 | 0.57 | Dakhla-Oued Eddahab | 12947 | 6 | 0.46 | 3 | 0.23 | 3 | 0.23 | Total | 2244673 | 1852 | 0.83 | 1003 | 0.45 | 849 | 0.38 |
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