Australian Heart Disease And Defects Statistics
- Heart defects are present in 1 in 100 babies
- Childhood Heart Disease takes more lives than all other childhood diseases combined
- Nearly twice as many children die each year from congenital heart disease compared with all childhood cancers
- Childhood heart disease is no fault of the parents or the child. It is simply a result of the cruel hand of fate
- More than half of these conditions are serious enough to require treatment through medication or surgery - sadly some cannot be repaired
- More than 2015 babies are born in Australia each year with a heart defect
- More than 4 young Australians will die this week as a result of congenital heart disease. Will you help to save them?
Source: Heart Kids NSW
