Sickle cell disease in California : facts for providers

There wereapproximately 5,100people with SCD living inCalifornia in 2004-2008:\u2022\u2022 14% younger than6 years\u2022\u2022 25% 6-17 years\u2022\u2022 22% 18-29 years\u2022\u2022 28% 30-50 years\u2022\u2022 11% 51 yearsand olderThere were 486 babiesborn with SCD inCalifornia in 2004-2008:\u2022\u2022 89% were Black,African-American\u2022\u2022 8% were Hispanic,Hispanic-American\u2022\u2022 5% were OtherNote: There is overlap betweenthe race and ethnicity categories.SCD affects all racesand ethnic groups. InCalifornia, SCD occursamong approximately1 out of every\u2022\u2022 5,644 live births\u2022\u2022 452 Black, African-American, live births\u2022\u2022 35,454 Hispanic-American live birthsCS244357_