Table 1 Chronologic and geographic distribution of cleft cases in Africa
From: Ten-year experience of more than 35,000 orofacial clefts in Africa
Region of Africa | Timeframe of data collection | Percent of cases* | Participating countries | Average age of cases at surgery (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Central | 2004-2011 | 2.0 | Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11.22 |
North | 2006-2011 | 2.2 | Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan | 5.26 |
South | 2001-2011 | 4.6 | Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe | 3.63 |
West | 2002-2011 | 22.2 | Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo | 8.50 |
East | 2002-2011 | 68.3 | Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda | 10.66 |