Congenital heart defects are the #1 birth defect worldwide. Nearly 1 of every 100 babies is born with a CHD.
CHDs are the #1 cause of birth defect related deaths.
CHDs are the leading cause of all infant deaths in the US.
Each year approximately 40,000 babies are born in the US with a CHD.
Each year over 1,000,000 babies are born worldwide with a CHD. 100,000 will not live to see their first birthday; 1,000s more die before they reach adulthood.
There are an estimated 2,000,000 CHD survivors in the US.
There are 40 types plus of known CHDs, there is no known prevention or cure for any of them.
In the US, twice as many children die from CHDs annually than from all forms of childhood cancer, yet funding for pediatric cancer remains five times higher than for CHDs