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Sickle cell disease in California : facts for providers
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11/1/2013
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Description:There were
approximately 5,100
people with SCD living in
California in 2004-2008:
•• 14% younger than
6 years
•• 25% 6-17 years
•• 22% 18-29 years
•• 28% 30-50 years
•• 11% 51 years
and older
There were 486 babies
born with SCD in
California in 2004-2008:
•• 89% were Black,
African-American
•• 8% were Hispanic,
Hispanic-American
•• 5% were Other
Note: There is overlap between
the race and ethnicity categories.
SCD affects all races
and ethnic groups. In
California, SCD occurs
among approximately
1 out of every
•• 5,644 live births
•• 452 Black, African-
American, live births
•• 35,454 Hispanic-
American live births
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