Prevalence of Spina Bifida among Newborns in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

The pooled prevalence of spina bifida among African countries, 2020.

S. no.	Country	Prevalence of spina bifida (%) (95% CI)
1	Algeria	0.43 (0.42, 0.44)
2	Tunisia	0.009 (0.004, 0.014)
3	Nigeria	0.06 (0.04, 0.08)
4	Ethiopia	0.32 (0.12, 0.53)
5	Eritrea	0.07 (0.07, 0.07)
6	DR of Congo	0.07 (0.06, 0.07)
7	Sudan	0.08 (−0.07, 0.24)
8	Ghana	0.05 (0.02, 0.07)
9	Libya	0.006 (0.005, 0.007)
10	Egypt	0.10 (0.09, 0.11)
11	Cameron	0.12 (0.12, 0.13)
12	South Africa	0.10 (0.07, 0.12)
13	Malawi	0.06 (0.06, 0.07)
14	Tanzania	0.26 (0.26, 0.27)
Total	D + L pooled	0.13 (0.12, 0.14)