As of 2024, around one in 2,064 babies born in the United States had a limb deficiency or limb reduction defect. A limb reduction defect is when the arm or leg of a baby does not form completely. This statistic shows the number of live births per one case of select muscle/bone birth defects in the United States as of 2024.
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CDC. (May 15, 2024). Number of live births per one case of select muscle/bone birth defects in the United States as of 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 14, 2026, from /statistics/1497423/muscle-bone-birth-defects-incidence-us/
CDC. "Number of live births per one case of select muscle/bone birth defects in the United States as of 2024." Chart. May 15, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 14, 2026. /statistics/1497423/muscle-bone-birth-defects-incidence-us/
CDC. (2024). Number of live births per one case of select muscle/bone birth defects in the United States as of 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 14, 2026. /statistics/1497423/muscle-bone-birth-defects-incidence-us/
CDC. "Number of Live Births per One Case of Select Muscle/Bone Birth Defects in The United States as of 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 May 2024, /statistics/1497423/muscle-bone-birth-defects-incidence-us/
CDC, Number of live births per one case of select muscle/bone birth defects in the United States as of 2024 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1497423/muscle-bone-birth-defects-incidence-us/ (last visited July 14, 2026)
Number of live births per one case of select muscle/bone birth defects in the United States as of 2024 [Graph], CDC, May 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1497423/muscle-bone-birth-defects-incidence-us/
